Rendova (CVE 114) - Naval Cruise Book

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I , IW., FV I ' .fs jN,N5Xn 1 , I e my , A , i e q ,XXXN y X S, 1-gi bTOKY tvy V. U. Petcta, USN xxx, x Y Q 'fait at 3 it if -V N X5 Luigi' AU mix, f new if XF NXT? rw-W f1 ' 7 c X I was trorn on 30 fune 14752 at AL Ream Fietai, San Diego, Catifoirnia. I I 5 am catfea' many names inctutting Hefo, I-Ieticopter, Xvtzirtyoirct, and Chgppgtr fmt for l A 1 purposes of my tzistory I am cormnonty referred to as Victor Utvoe Fetcn. RTo say ' N FWX 'Xx I x : ttze feast I tzave ,liaal an up anat atown existence sin tueing aaloptect tpy my parentffxk Y K, 3 3 organization Hefilcopter Anti-Sutnmarine Squaairon A .ffifeticopter Aitxflu-SLlg'W1dT1t1Q.X 2 xx Xvarfare is stiff a very new fiefal anct from ttze first I n myyassistants, pitots i k e' ,f 3 , anal men of HS-4, tzaal a tot to fearn atnout p ocettures anat lzow to train aft of our personnet in this new r 0 If VV M 7 I N, V. CDR YV. KNAPP ttze Navyfsccfirst ffekgsgffifaer pitobt as my first Commanding 6 I ' 2! uf' Qfficer anal tze was instrumentat in acquiringkg con1ptiye4 of my retativesfto train anal prepare ttze personnef of HS-4 for tneir future Tne earfy ctays were not easy for any of us taut we finatfy ggt rotting after the proper equipment anat ttze - '!7, X XIVTKTINW-x- If iLE95?7k2i2i utn At first I was mighty nervous when my inex- per1'e 1'fatqEQt1overeJ o c7332 to tne water anal extenaleat the new restricting sf fi - av! XV VQJ, ge ' rectecessors in ottzer fietcts I was soon usea7 to the new if FA in ,ft s if X If if . . apflltyx e I was enjoying my work. W 44? J - I ted out a a HUP-ZS taut founat tlzat ungter that configuration Icoutct not sto fl1Q foo so ttze HRS-1 was tnorroweal from ttzet fy ineqgorpsfgr experiments. The HRS-1 was satisfactory in some respects anal recom n a ' sizay ttzeacsltuyreau of Aeronautics resufteal in procurement of ine HO4S-3S w ict i gthxgctarafformab ct 0 423' X to ay. -' QQ, ffj U 0 flhfxxy .. f--M! gg My-4f ---xii 1'---gmrvf' X .,,, X V i' x ,ks-eXxc,,V, e ef ik , , 'x. . R 8 X ' x r

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LCDR J. B. SIMPSCDN CDFFICEQ IN Cl-IAIQGE HS-A DETACI-IMENT BAKEVQ LCDP2 Q. W. HENSQiNl CCDMMANDING CJFIJCEIQ I-IS-14

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1 is .amw,9f' ...A bi .ii if fi M if -ig lf .1-' i 5, S 412, , if we i ! Q, I rj if QE S 4 3' if Z ggi! in S QQ, 'Q Q M 1, I. I , 5,2 'X Xwxvf -N 2, fb 696, I Zz aixmy t Ifitfer exercise aooarat tlze U. S. S. SICILYin Fetnruary Q S2215 . , te results ozlvtainect provea, my vvortlz in tlze ASW program. I f H ig?QV,iTQ1.H my pifots ana, crewmen Ivy participating in severat exercises off A' xfxfiiii, XS oft e Wesgjoast, operating from the U. S. S. SICILY f if-1149, U. S. S. 5,4 LoS ANGELES, U. S. S. BA1RoKo Q .E111,SJ,e X, 'S 1022, 1025, A242 1080, 1125, and 825. On tlze sicte I atso lzaa7 so Q te Taorzgzy activities suotz Rx X f ,XX as rescuing personnet, transferring wouna7ea7 personnet, clza nixvqet tnacles , . XX rx? sneaking in to ttze U. S., ana7 acting as Santa Cfause7 f ortatad orixikga 5. X 4' , f s 71 Clzristmas parties inctucting ttze one my own squaatron ave r tne tvvo y 2 ,, sq., gm J J f uf for tlze Orplzans of the San Diego M1.SS1.0H. i J I I I Watclzect vvitlz amusement as my pitots anai men lzefa, severaf successfut par i J, Qgfx ana7 pienies. Unater LCDR R. W. HENSON, vvtzo took over as my C. 0. after! XXX CDR Work ana, ptay went atzead force. As eaclz of my cousins 'Lid X-'U XX xx xx X carlegltgigjew 5-bfvtZzeyQacz7 to tae convertect ana? tlze men of ttze Squaa7ron pitcneat X fu RQ. Xxx. , YN fn workitiig Xjay to get us att reaa7y for our first atetactzment, Unit IIBAKERI7. x ,ff L LCDR Iierfson feet tlze atetactzment until 20 Fetyruary IQ54 anct tnen LCDR B. SIMPSON took over as O-in-C vvlzen LCDR Henson was oratereat Lack to tl1e motlzer squaafron. After severat montlzs of intense training aiais,e32grgLv 'U Kwions I am tfcgirgairzg to feet more confiaient and vvitlz a smootlz running eg, ig-4 V ,,.,-.,..--f-W' lzanctfirzg my controts, I know tlzat I am an acce Qzfxpart of tneWU?gw. fVav?!Anti- . ,xx Q N A VMMid:Q5g,i Sutnmarine Warfare team. Q QTWEMM'