Saratoga (CVA 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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SARATOGNS fiheimah Cnlnrnandlng Officer. Garmin Baum I.. came no me ship from Q war of dury an me Bureau of Naval Personnel. Captain Fwamin began hit neva! einer as an Aviitibll Cadiz in I9-13. Afzsr earning his wings. ha ininvsd Ginuwine SGUWM 27. laser serving with Flghwr SQIIIQUCD BD aboard BOXER and Flghiwlf Squadron IN :wird 'VALLEY FORGE. Follnwlng in nur as mgwz insmrucw. Canaan Freeman mania! I-awe Snare Collegi. whore he mann! In Acro Englmiring. Captain Freeman eemmandnd me Mavis lim 'PHANTBM' lqumdran, Flgmm Squadron Al. In N62. He than soils command nl the 'PHANTOM' Fleet Raplaeannnnc Training Squadron. Figlmr Squadron ml. ns Key wus. Honda. during me Cuban Minus Crum. Ha dnd me fines mm TRUCKEE from january H68 so January 0969. whim the ship was Flagship hr Commander Sawing Forza Slash Fleet. Ne ncveemmr so sho shin. Cnlmin Fc-naman sawed as SARATDGNS Dnfasioms Dffieer from Mi? ISM to ,Inna 4965. He stepped up te me rank of Rear Admiral ann rellnquismng ummm! and has been assign! My as pqpnny Commands. Ng-nl Striking and Swpnrt Fumes Southern Europa. Ruin. mly. commanding officer c?Pta ' '4i. ffeeman .. - w , ..,jf-1-- .,, ww I: n',-- . -' K -- . .. .Mi ... , -N - -.-

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7 ,Q-an .- -1-. K r- - -- A... ,Lg -- an X' tif aj i r fig . 5? is . mfr A i . .fr - gh 3 i 1? YY, . 'K 'C 1 i ., . gt.. ai 1 n A a nf f . commanding officer captain ' r. -Y, . ' .-.- ,,-:..'.. - '. 4 ' '.-.4 -V'-1. ':',-f-1j'Y, - x Captain James R. Sanderson took command of SARATOGA in August, l97I. returning to the ship on which he had been Air Wing Three Commander in I964. Captain Sanderson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in i943 and was commissioned as an Ensign in july i945 after completing Midshipman School at Columbia Unlvarslty. He served in the Western Pacific aboard the destroyers MANSFIELD and BAIJSELL. ' ' ' Captain Sanderson began flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator ln May l950. From i950 to I952. he served with Attack Squadron l95 onboard the carrier PRINCETON. earning the D.F.C. in Korean action. Other assignments included duty with Attack Squadron l6, Air Operations Officer aboard FORRESTAL and Attack Squadron 43. Captain Sanderson commanded Attack Squadron 76 aboard ENTERPRISE. While in Washington assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Captain Sanderson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree In Inter- national Relations from Geroge Washington University. H8 commanded the ammunition ship RAINIER. and served as Deputy Chief. of Staff for Operations and Plans on the staff of Comm- ander, U.S. Sixth Fleet prior to reporting to SARATOGA.