Rendova (CVE 114) - Naval Cruise Book

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,Y ....- M-. f..,V . ., .wqcf ,gn , 1.2 uf c I R. IADRNICEK COMMANDER COMMANDER JADRNICEK was Zvorn Feoruary 26, 1913 in Cectar Rapicts, Iowa ana7 was gracfuatea7 from tile lfniver- sity of Iowa in IQS5. In lQ36 ne joineai tlze Navy ana7 was a7esignatea! a Navaf Aviator at Pensacofa, Fforiaia in lQ3Z During Worfal Yvar II ne servecj as Confzrnanafing Officer of Patrof Squactron Ni'nety nine ana! Tlzirteen .... His participa- tion in tlze Iforean conffict invofveal tfie evacuation of wouna7ea, personnef from Korea to japan. Conzn1ana7er facirnicek was refeivctt as Executive Officer of tlze Renaiova on Q Aprif IQ54 . . . EX1tg?'ClJTltVf'5' OFF! C1513 CiO,f'fDU1V K. .HISQ QQ'QM,7'v1 A DEP CDR IJISS was in Lake City, tWinncsota in IQII. After con., Ling nigfz scnoof ne stuctiecf four years at Lutheran Coffege in Uecoran, Iowa wnere he receiveal his Bacnefor of Science Degree. Pte continuea! to pursue fvis scientific aingnitions at the Uvniversity of rwicfiigan, ana! was grattuatecl in IQ35 with a twaster of Science Degree. It was nere tfrat lie joineal tjfze tvavaf Aviation Caa7et prograniy receiving fyigfit training at Pensacola anal receiving ,iris wings in lQ37. The outbreak of Yvorfal xvar If founa7 nina Navigatoi' for VP-Q2 in Norfofk, operating in tffze Carifnlaean. After one year lie became Gunnery ana, Tactacticaf Officer for Ffeet A1'r vying ll anal wnife there was awara7ea7 ine DPC for sinking the U-Q0 anct taking 45 prisoners in a night attack. Co1nrnana7er Piss was Operations Officer of COMCARDIV 177s Staff prior to coming to tne RENDOVA. Q f x JA N X

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COIXLMAZVDHVG OFFICER CAPTf4IN Xvnz. fn, USN CAPT GENTNER was lvorn in Dougfas, Arizona in fha year 1907. He affaaafaal San Pad,-a Hfgfz Scfzoof ana? upon graa7aaffan rccefveal an aiapaiafmaaf fo fha Naaal fxcadanzy passing up an offer for a ,arafaaaiaaai Zvczsegaff aaraaf will fha Clziaaga Cuba. uofzffc af zffze Navaf Acacfamy ke aapfafaaaf fka Zaaaaaall faam and in 1930 araafaafaa' anal rcccfvcal orders as a general like officer GZDOGTCZ fha USS MAR YLAND. He rccefveai lzfs Navy W7.WgS7-71 june 1930 when he araafaafaa' from Paaaaaala, aaa' in 1940 affaf fvaa years of paaf gracziuafe aalzaal anal aaa year at fha Cafifornfa Iaafffafa of T ecknofogy ka faaaivaaf his Maafafa Daafaa in Aaraaaafifaal engineering. I Captain Gaafaar nexf serveal alvaarai fke USS RANGER, and in 1943 he laaaaaza fha Cammaaaffag Offiaaf of VE-127, ffze faaf Vaafara squaa7ron formed, Jofhg ASW Work in fha Affaafia. T fzaf aama year, affer mgkf maafka wifk fha EOURT H FLEET framing pffofs of fha Efazilffaa Air Force, Capfaia Gamma,- was maale an konorary pffof of fke Brazffffan Air Force. He servecl as Exaaaffaa 0fff'aa of fke MISSION BAY in 1944, anal in 1945 ke was Difaafar of T raining az facksonvfffc, Elamla. Caafaia Genfllcr was appofnicc! Aaaiafamf Cfziaf of Sfaff anal Operations Offiaaf for COMAIRPAC in IQ-48, 6111627 in 1Q5O he was made Ckief of Staff for COMFAIRIAP. L1 1951 kc became Navaf Liason offfaaf io Generaf Van Ffeet. Captain Genfncrjs laaf a'afy prior fo rafiaaiaa Caafaia E. C. Renfro as Commanaling Officer of fha U. S. S. RENDOVA was wfifz ffzc Cfzfef of Naval Oparafiaaa in fha Uadafaaaa Warfare Zaraaah .....

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MTHE SKWPEPH , . .s,D A. l . 4 I DEPAPTNENT HEADS I I , Mi? , kt .4 ,x fn. - f ' A.-M, .-f Front Pow: AIP CDP IVIAYU, EXECUTIVE CDP JADPNICEK, CQIVIIVIANDING CDEEICEP CAPTAIN GET-ITIIEP, CDPEPATIONS CDP WADSWCDPTH, NAVIGATIQN LCDP I-IAPT. Top Pow: TIIICII'II1I1PINC LCDP PICCLS, SUPPLY LT STLJAPT, GUNNEPY LTJG BUTLEP, MILCICAIIL LCDP IIIII, DENTAL LTJG HICKY. 'W 'J'