Shangri La (CVA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN AUGUST W. ELLIOTT, IR. U. S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER USS SHANGRI-LA CVA-38 Captain Elliott was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., February 3, 1918. He attended the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., prior to entering the Naval Acad- emy in 1937. Upon graduation from Annapolis in 1941, he reported for duty aboard the destroyer USS CASE QDD-3703 and was serving on that ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He left CASE at Adak, Alaska, and proceeded to Orange, Tex., where he helped to put the destroyer USS JOHN RODGERS CDD-5743 in commission and served aboard her as Gunnery Officer until May 1943, when he was detached 'for flight training. He instructed in fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station, Sanford, Fla., until December' 1944 when he went to Fighter Squadron 41 CVF-415 based at North Island, Calif. He served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VF-41, flying the FR-1 Ryan Fireball, first naval aircraft pow- ered by both jet and reciprocating engines. Following service as Aviation Officer and Fleet CIC Officer for Commander First Task Fleet, he became VAXVF Training Officer on the staff of Commander Fleet Air Jacksonville, Fla., in July 1948. His next assignment was the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base, Al- buquerque, N.M. He became Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron 195 CVA-1953 in 1952 and deployed to the Korean Theater aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS ORISKANY CCVA-343. During the summer of 1953 he went to Washington, D.C., to serve as a member of the Weapons System Eval- uation Group and later attended the Naval War College. In 1956, he became the Operations Officer of USS INTREPID ICVA-113 and then served the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, as Capa- bilities and Requirements Officer in the Opera- tions Division. From August 1961 until April 1963 he was Operations Officer on the staff of Com- mander Seventh,Fleet. He commanded the fleet oiler USS NANTAHALA CAO-607 from June 1963 to June 1964. From July 1964 until August 1965, Captain Elliott served as Assistant Chief of Staff, Readi- ness, for Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. At- lantic Fleet. He took command of USS SHANGRI- LA CCVA-385 August 21, 1965. His service awards are the Asiatic-Pacific Medal with two battle stars, the American Defense Medal with one star, the American Theater, World War II Victory, Korean Service, United Nations and National Defense Medals.

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're Vaiptziiii Ralph l, Werner, li S Nix'-'i-f uma horn in liaiytoii. Ohio on 1'ehrii.zrf-' 12, 1913 11 ro ccivcii his RA. Degree from the l':waf-'ters-itjv of Dziytoii. llc hcggin his :military rarer-r as an .-'irnijv Second ldeutciiaiit .it 1-'t ilaj-cs. Ohm. '-ilierc he served from 1938 to 19:19 lie entered Xa'-'jc Flight 'l'raining in 19229 and was designated Naval .-Xviaitor and coiiiiuissioned an Fnszin in 19-if! ile served as .in instructor at NAS l'ensacola and N.-XS .liiclxsouville from 1941 to 1942 and was Executive Officer of YS-411 at San .lniian Cuba, during 1942. During the rezzzaznder of 'World Vfgr 7 II. he was Operations Officer at YS-131. in Africa. Flight Officer on Nl-'Tl'l,.rXNT. served as Op- erations and Executive Officer of various Night Fighter Squadrons and N.-XLNTL'L.XXT. From 19-17 to 1950 Captain Werner v.-gg 513- tioned at the Naval .-Xir Test Center. Patuxent River. Maryland as head of the All-1Yeatlier Sec- tion. He next assuinecl the duties of Coinznanding Officer. YF-11 at NAS. Jacksonviile. Fla.. from 19:30 to 1952. He was in charge of Plans and Op- erations at the Advanced Training Command. Corpus Christi. Texas. from 1952 to 1953. He served as Operations Officer of Composite Squad- CAPTAIN RALPH L. WERNER, US U.S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER USS SHANGRI-LA CVA 38 February 5, 1965- August 21, 1965 ron FOUR from 1954 to 1955. During 1955 to 1957 he was Air Group Commander of Air Task Group 181, and from 1957 to 1958 he was a senior student at the Navy War College, Newport, R.I. During 1958 to 1959 Captain Werner served aboard the USS SARATOGA QCVA-605, first as Operations Officer, later as Executive Officer. He served at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as Air Officer of the Fleet Training Group from 1959 to 1961. From July 1961 to June 1963, Captain Werner served as Commander Carrier Air Group FOUR and Commander Fleet Air Detachment, Cecil Field. Fla. Q On August 4, 1963 Captain Werner became Commanding Officer, USS SABINE CAO-253, homeported in Mayport, Fla. On February 5, 1965 he became Commanding Officer, USS SHANGRI- LA 1 CVA-381, homeported in Mayport. I Captain Werner has been awarded the follow- lllgi Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Navy Occupa- tion Medal 1 European Claspj, World War II Vic- gfggiaiiledal, and American Campaign Service

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X 1 .' ' a VXA 1 et., V . . g f . i' 'YI V . ' On October 22. 1964 Commander llomer A. Winter assumed the duties of Executive Officer aboard the attack aircraft carrier SIIANGRI-LA. Commander Winter. a native of Santa Rosa, Calif., earned his commission through the Naval A 'it' n Cadet Program in 194-I. During his 32 vii io vears of Naval Service. the Executive Officer has served in a wide array of billets. Commander Winter served with Torpedo Squadron 100 in Hawaii during 1945. also that year with Torpedo Squadron 3-1. USS MONTEREY. Pacific Fleet. In 19-16. he joined Torpedo Squad- ron 7-1. USS ROOSEVELT. Atlantic Fleet. In 1947 he was an instructor with Aviation Training Unit 4. NAS Jacksonville. Fla. In 19-19. he was with Fleet All-Weather Train- ing Unit. Key West. Fla.. and Composite Squadron -1. Atlantic City. NJ. Four years later lie served with the 83rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron. U.S. Air Force. at Paine Air Force Base. Washington. In 1954. Commander Winter joined Fighter Squadron 141. NAS Miramar. Calif. In 1960. he went to Fighter Squadron 12-1. NAS Moffett Field. 8 COMMANDER 1 HOMER A. WINTER EXECUTIVE OFFICER Calif. He returned to NAS Miramar in 1961 to serve with Fighter Squadron 111. In 1963, he joined Fighter Squadron 174 at NAS Cecil Field, Fla. ln addition, Commander Winter attended the University of California in 1946, served at the Armament Test Division, NATC Patuxent River in 1962, attended the U.S. Naval Line School in 1956 and the Naval War College in 1957, was the A-5 Vigilante project officer for the Bureau of Weapons Representative, Columbus, Ohio in 19593 and attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1962. Shangri-La's Executive Officer has been awarded the Air Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal 1 two starsl, the European Occupation Medal, the Philippines Liberation Medal, and the American Defense Medal. D Commander Winter is married to the former Miss Thelma B. Matthew of Orleans, Ind. They have one son, Hunter, and make their home at Neptune Beach, Fla.