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5V4I7Z24,7!V .7l35D5l?t7C7IC 604 IQJVIHVC, ,7 . .szxfeu mfs 03976516 29 mar. 67 - 26 fm. as Captain Frederick Carment, Jr., was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 27, I925. He graduated from North Ar- lington High School, Arlington, New Jersey, in I942 and entered Farleigh Dickenson Jr. College in September of that year. Captain Carment joined the Navy in New York City on January 29, I943, and in July he transferred to Princeton University under the Navy's V-I2 program. Captain Carment took his Primary Flight Training at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, and he was commissioned as a Naval Aviator on May 7, l946. From June I946 until the end of the year, he underwent advanced training at Pensa- cola and became qualified for carrier flight operations. ln January l947, Captain Carment was assigned to Fighter Squadron THIRTY-TWO CVF-325. He flew FSF Bearcats for VF-32 until June I949, making a 4 month deployment to Europe aboard USS KEARSARGE CCVA-335. After attending the General Line School at Newport, Rhode lsland from July I949 to June I95O, Captain Carment was assigned as a Primary Flight Instructor at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. His six months at the Naval School of Photography at Pen- sacola from December I95I to May I952 prepared Captain Carment for his next three duty assignments. A tour as Staff Photographic Officer with COMFAIRGUAM at the Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam, from June I952 to April l954, was followed by duty with Heavy Photo Squadron SIXTY-ONE QVJ-60. ln August I955 he was transferred to Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, where he was assigned as the U.S. Naval Test Center Photographic Offi- cer and also served as a search and rescue pilot. ln September I958, Captain Carment entered Combat In- formation Center School at Glynco, Georgia, and six months later he was assigned to USS FORRESTAL CCVA- 59D as Assistant CIC Officer. After two years with FORRES- TAL, which included a deployment to the Mediterranean, Captain Carment was ordered to duty with Heavy Attack Squadron THREE CVAH-35 in March l96I for ASD Skywar- rior replacement pilot training. He was transferred from VAH-3 in October l96I to become Administrative Officer of Heavy Attack Squadron FIVE CVAH-55. Captain Carment later became Operations Officerof VAH-5 and he returned with his squadron to FORRESTAL for Mediterranean and Caribbean deployments. In June I963,Captain Carment, now known as the Grey Fox, became Officer-in-Charge of Detachment Eight of Heavy Attack Squadron ELEVEN CVAH-IID. Under his command, Det 8 won the annual Bombing Derby competi- tion at Sanford Naval Air Station, defeating all the commis- sioned Heavy Attack Squadrons in Heavy Attack Wing ONE. This win assisted Captain Carment's parent squadron in taking the l964 AIRLANT E Award for the second year in a row. From Det 8, Captain Carment was ordered in June l964 to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE CVO-lj in Atsugi, Japan. He became Commanding Officer in November, and VO-I participated in electronic reconnaissance operations throughout the Pacific area and in Vietnam. For its activi- ties VQ-I was awarded the Navy Unit Citation covering the period from July l964 to November l965. ln February I966, Captain Carment reported to USS SHAN- GRI-LA CCVA-385 as Operations Officer. He moved up to Executive Officer in March I967.

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omm.-wvzvsze y,-lmfs uf. 760160576 Us 5X56'll 277109 03576516 20 ffm. 68 - Commander James W. Roberts was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota on July 30, I926. He graduated from Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana, and then entered Wa- bach College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. From December I9-I5 until May l946 Commander Roberts was enrolled in Pre-Flight Training at Ottumwa, Iowa. From there, he attended Primary and Basic Training at Corpus Christi, Texas, before completing Advanced Basic Training at Pensacola, Florida. He was designated a Naval Aviator and an Ensign in August l947. After completing an operational training period at Jackson- ville, Fla., in February l948 Commander Roberts reported to VF-I-A flying the FSF Bearcat. In August l948 he made a round the world cruise with VF-I3 aboard the USS TARA- WA. In January I95I he joined VF-874 flying the F4U-4 aboard the USS BON HOMME RICHARD during the Kore- an conflict. From March l952 until January l954 Commander Roberts was a test pilot of the Overhaul and Repair department of the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville. Joining VF-62 in Janu- ary, I954 and then commissioning VA-IO6 in July l955, Commander Roberts flew the F2H-2 and F9F-8 respective- ly. During the Suez Crisis of l956 he was aboard the USS CORAL SEA in the Eastern Mediterranean. He attended the Line Officer School at Monterey, California from July l957 until June I958. After completing Line Offi- cer School, he attended the University of Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Science Degree with honors. Commander Roberts joined CVG-I in July l96O as Landing Signal Officer aboard the USS ROOSEVELT. He controlled the initial carrier landings on the USS ENTERPRISE during its shakedown cruise. Commander Roberts next joined VA- 44 as a pilot before attending the Armed Forces Staff Col- lege from January to June l964. From there he reported to VA-I25 for a brieftour prior to commanding VA-I64 in August l964. As Commanding Officer of VA-l64 he led his squadron during its first Vietnam cruise from the USS OR- ISKANY. Staff, Carrier Division SEVEN was his next duty. Reporting in August I965 as Air Warfare Officer, he sailed aboard the USS MIDWAY, ENTERPRISE, ORISKANY AND CORAL SEA until September l966. His last duty station before reporting to SHANGRI-LA as Executive Officer was as the command- ing officer of VA-44 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida. Commander Roberts is married to the former Miss Jean M. Schmidt of Hammond, Indiana.