Oriskany (CVA 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Ollucr CAIVI' ll.l. '1'1i1'M,1'niuAd Status Navi CAPT Herman 'l'RI7M. l'.S. Navv. Commanding Officer of the attack aircraft carrier ISS ORISKANY QCVA-Wil. was born April 5, 191' in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Southwest High School, Kansas Citv, Missouri, he attended Kansas City junior College and the I'niversitv of Michigan at Ann Arbor prior to graduation from the I'.S. Naval Academy in 1940. CAPT TRIIM was also graduated from the I'.S. Naval XY'ar College, Newport, Rhode Island in 1958. A naval aviator since 1945, he has served aboard the battleship NEW' MEXICO. the aircraft carriers SAN JACINTO, BATAAN, ESSEX and VALLEY FORCE and has commanded the fleet oiler MANATEE. He has also commanded Fighter Squadron FIFTY- THREE and Fleet Air Support Squadron 119, and has been Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron FORTY-NINE and the Naval Air Station Barbers Point in Havvaii. CAPT TRIIM has been assigned duty in the Pacific Fleet on the staffs of Commander Naval Air Force. Commander Carrier Division SEVEN. Commander Fleet Air XVestern Pacific and Com- mander Carrier Division TXVENTY-FOUR. His three tours of duty in XVashington have been in the Ofiice of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Bureau of Ordnance. CAPT TRCM took command of ORISKANY on 29 lNfIarch 1963. In addition to two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star with combat V and eight Air Medals, he wears a Presidential Unit Citation and tvvo Navy Unit Citations. His campaign and service medals include American Defense: American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Theater with two stars: Wforld XX'ar II Victory, Asian Occupation: Korean Service with five stars, National Defense Service: United Nations Serviceg and the Republic of Korea Pres- idential Unit Citation. CAPT TRUM is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Herman Trum, Jr., 7335 Mercier Street, Kansas City, Missouri. He is married to the former Miss Elaine Carlson of Rockford, Illinois. They have two children, Andrea, 14, and John, 13, and make their home at 741 Alameda Boulevard, Coronado, California.

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W, lfxetutive Uffiter CDR Vincent P. O'ROl'RKl', l'nitetl States Navy CDR V. P. O'ROlFRKli was horn in New York City on Flay 19, 1922. He studied at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute prior to en- tering the Navy in 1942 as a NAVCAD. He was commissioned and designated a naval aviator in 1945. XVhile in the Navy he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Navy Postgraduate School and a Master of Science from Purdue University. He also attended the Armed Forces Staff College and the ll. S. Naval Test Pilot School. During X'v'XY -ll CDR O'ROL7RKE served in all theaters as an anti-submarine and torpedo homber pilot. Since then his duties have included Executive Officer of VF-124, Head, VF Branch, Service Test, Naval Air Test Center and Commanding Officer, VF 96 and VF 142. Prior to relieving CAPT. CRONVDER as Executive Officer of ORISKANY, CDR O'ROURKE served as ORISKANY Air Officer. He wears the Navy Cross with gold star, the Distinguished Fly- ing Cross and the Air Medal with four gold stars. CDR O'ROURKE is the son of Bfrs. Alice O'ROURKE of Port XVashington, New York and is married to the former Harriet Sokal of Middle Village, New York. The O'ROURKES have three children, james, 18, Brian, 17, and Alice Anne, 7. They live at 860 Coronado Avenue, Coronado, California. 7