Rendova (CVE 114) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF of STAFF CA RRIERDIV FIFTEEN Captain H. Ray, USN Ctzief of Sfaff to Rear At-Zmii-at Felt, aww to Carrier Di'vi'S1'0n FIFTEEN from Command of the escort carrier U.S.S. BADOENG STRAIT, which tw Skip- perea71n japanese anal A tvavat Acacteiny gractuate, lie receivect tzis navat aviator7s wings two years tater Cc U151.-X NIJIFR of CARRIER DIVISION FIFTEEN Near Attmirat H. D. Fett assuinea' coininanat of Carrier Division FtFTEENi on IO fifty .IQ53 from ttfze post of Assistant ,tteaal of Strategic Ptans Division, Uffice of Ctzief of lvavat Operations in Wastnngton, D. C. A navat aviator, tie serveai as Air Group Cornnfzancter of Air Group atvoarct ttie aircraft carrier U. S. S. SARATOGA cturing ttie invasion of Guactatcanat anct ttze Battte of ttie Eastern Sotonaons, anal tater, steippereai ttze escort carrier U.S.S. CHENANGO. He atso serveot as ttze Navat Aviation Memtver of the U.S. M1't1'tary .Mission to Moscow in IQ4-4 anct IQ45. Since ttze vvar ne tzas confzrnancteai ttze carrier FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT anct serveal as Cornmanaler Naval Mictctte East Forces. Iforean waters. in 1Q3I.

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E 4 CARRIER DIVISION I5 At sea submarines stip atong wittz periscopes karety awastz, searctzing for a target to satisfy ttie tzunger of ttzeir torpectoes. Toa7ay it is our own acting as ttze targets for a tzunter-kitter exercise. Tomorrow it migtzt tue enemy sutnmarines trying to strangte ttze tife tine of ttze Unitea7 States anct tzer Att1'es. Some mites away ttze skips of a tzunter-kitter group are cruising ttze oceanys surface. Every man, every mectzanicat a7evice is geareat wittz precision for a singte purpose .... ttzat of tocating tke sitent uncterseas enemy. Ranging from ttzeir stzoresia7e tvases, patrot ptanes tzave swept far out into ttze ocean in searctz of a contact. Ptanes of VS-20 tzave taken oft' from ttze cteck of ttze RENDOVA to give ttzve suspectea7 area a more ttzorougtz anat intense going over. Wa1't1'ng ttzeir cue to move out anai atetiver H Ttze Coup7cte grace 77 are ttze tzeticopters of HS-4 anat ttze a7estroyers of ttze screen. Guiating anct mesking ttze activities of att ttzese forces into one team effort is ttre Hunter-K1'tter group commancter. .Assisteft ky tzis staff ana7 sutvoratinate unit commanaiers, ke is ttze coactz wtzo sena7s ttzese speciatizeat ptayers into action. Precision movements, sptit-seconct timing anat a unitiea, purpose is wkat makes any team function, anct our Task Group kas ttzese ingrea7ients. Tke miracte of etectronics enatnte ttze proper signats to Le cattett anct receivectwtkrougk raatar, sonar antt ractio. But suctz marvets of science are usetess wittzout tke tzanal of man to guicte ttzem. It is ttze brains, ctexterity, anat versatitity of ttze men in ttie stzips amt ptanes ttzat tip tke scate in our favor. A feamf 7710072 UP Of Skips, ptanes anct men-ttzeir goat, to make ttieir contritvution to ttze Navy7s task of maintaining controt of tke seas, try training amt tveing reatty in time of war to tzunt anat enemy sutnmarines.