Saratoga (CV 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER R. D. HGGLE. U.S.N. The Execurive Oiiicer was born in Fori Worih, Texas, on 26 May I906. Aiier co'-pie+ing public schools he a'H'ended a junior branch of Texas A 8: M. lor one year prior io enlering 'rhe U. S. Naval Academy in ?925 where he gradualed in l929. His iirs+ assignmeni was aboard 'rhe USS UTAH, followed by duiy on We AREZONA. ln I93I he a'H'ended flighi' iraining ai' NAS Pensacola, 'ecefving his wings in l932. He 'then served on ihe old LEXINGTON, WASP and ENTERPRISE. The ourbreak of fhe war found him ai ihe Naval Aircraii Faciory in Ehiladelpl-fa. He remained 'rhere uniil December I942 when he was ordered io 'Phe Alaskan Secfor. From Alaska he wenf fo Carrier Division oi Task Force 58. Then he was assigned fo a force parfaking in ihe occu- prion of fhe Wesiern Carolines. Comdr. Hogle reporied aboard ihe SARATOGA on 25 February 1945 as Execuiive Officer. He holds ihe Legion of Merif for operafion in Task Force 58, a Bronze Slar for fhe assaulf and occupaiion of ihe Wesfern Carolines and a second Bronze Sfar for operafions in 'lhe Aleuiians. x A .. X N i . .. X X s. - A CAPTAIN FRANK AKERS, U.S.N. A naiive of Nashville, Tennessee, ihe Commanding Officer of ihe Saraioga is a veieran of 27 years of naval service, 20 of ihem in naval aviafion. Aiier his qraduaiion from ihe Naval Academy in I922, he served on ihe USS SUMNERS, a four-slack desfroyer, as engineering officer. Compleiinq his Pensacola iraining in I925, ihe young navy flyer served on fha NEVADA, LANGLEY and LEXINGTON. As a member oi VF-I, he look pari in early carrier irials on ihe LANGLEY and, in VF-5, helped commission ihe old LEXINGTON. From ihe iime he earned ihe Masier of Science degree in elecirical communicaiions af Harvard, Capiain Akers' career has been marked by much experimenial work in aviaiion radio communicaiions. For experi- menis on 'lhe LANGLEY in I934, he was awarded ihe D.F.C. Under Admiral E. J. King, he was communicaiion officer for ihe air- craii base force. Afier a iour oi duly in ihe Bureau of Engineering, he became commandinq officer of fhe George E. Badger, aviaiion iencler, in I939. Perhaps his mosi memorable duly was as navigaior for Capfain M. A. Miischer on ihe old HORNET in I94I-I942, a period which in- cluded 'ihe Doolifile sirike on Tokyo. Commander Akers leii The HORNET +o head +he Aircraii Radio and Elecirical branch oi ihe Bureau of Aeronauiics, and in April, I94S, he relieved Capiain L. A. Moebus as Commanding Ofiicer oi ihe Sara. ' '-'-v-n-....,,-,- Ili-