Shangri La (CVA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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l l CAPTAIN WALTER E. CLARKE Captain Walter E. Clarke was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 26, 1914. Graduated from James Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, he entered flight training as an Aviation Cadet. In November of 1939 he was designated a Naval Aviator and commissioned an Ensign. Captain Clarke's first fleet assignment was to Fighter Squadron Five, attached to the USS YORK- TOWN. While with this squadron he saw duty in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters aboard aircraft carriers ENTERPRISE, RANGER, WASP, and SARATOGA. When the SARATOGA was torpedoed off Guadalcanal, forcing it to return to the states, VF-5 remained to support Marine fighters operat- ing from Henderson field. They remained shore- based until relieved on 26 October, 1942. Captain Clarke was one of 13 pilot survivors out of an original 39 assigned at the start of the invasion. Following assignment as an instructor of VF Aircraft at Sanford, Florida, and advancement to Superintendent of Flight Training at that base, Captain Clarke joined command Fighting Squad- ron Ten, the Grim Reapersf, He returned to the Pacific in 1945, and participated in aerial battles at Iwo Jima, the first carrier strikes on the Japan- ese Homeland, the invasion of Okinawa, and air cover over China during the surrender negotia- tions with the Japanese. He is credited with nine victories in aerial combat. Following the war, Captain Clarke served.as Aide and Flag Lt. to Commander Carrier Division SIX in 1946, then served as instructor at General Line School in Newport, 1947, Mustin Field, NAMC Philadelphia, 1948, and Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1949. He was Navigator of U.S.S. PAIAU CCVE-1225 in 1950-51. Two years with the Bureau of Naval Personnel preceded a cruise as Operations Officer for USS CORAL SEA in 1954-55. From 1956-57 he was Operations Offi- cer for Commander Carrier Division SIX, then Air Operations Officer, Staff CINCELM for two years. From 1959-60, he served as Assistant Director of Technical Studies Group, CNO, in Washington. From 27 April 1961 until 2.3 April 1962 Captain Clarke was Commanding Officer of the USS VAL- COUR, flagship for Commander Middle East Force. He spent a year as Commanding Officer of the USS F. D. ROOSEVELT, then reported to the Staff of Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet as Fleet Plans Officer. Captain Clarke reported to his present assign- ment as Chief of Staff, Commander Carrier Divi- sion SIX on 15 January 1965.