Shangri La (CVA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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li' , - CAPT. F. C. TURNER, In Operations Officer 1 Q' J CDR F. J. LAST, Flag Plans Officer LCDR L.CNJ EVRARD, Ass't. CIC Officer COMCAR Six Staff

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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.

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CDR W. V. MOORE, Flag Air Intelligence Officer LCDR M. S. WINSLOW, JR., Asslt. All ops. officer 1, ,yy , - ex., X x