Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMPOSITE SOUADRON FOUR Q9 We Detachment 38 of the Nightcappers departea Atlantic City October 26, T953 with five pilots, headed by O-inhC LT H. R. Hitpas, and twenty- nine enlisted men under ADC C. P. Miller. We boarded the Terrible T at Ouonset Pt., and operated through the VIP cruise, 1 before we left for the Med and West Pac. We are equipped with 4 F4Uj5N Corsair Night Fighters, which are equipped to perform our mission as night intercepters and night hecklers. Our pilots are also all- weather qualified. Our crew did a fine iob keeping the planes available for flight, but all was not worlc ...... top row left to right middle row left to right bottom row left to right .J. GAUDIN, R. F. GEORGE, R. M. SMITH, J. J. WALLACE, A. L. EVANS, T. C. WILLIAMS, M. H. WILLIAMS, T. L. NUTT, .C. TILLEY, W. C. WADE, J. E. GREENE, W. T. DEVRIES, J. F. LAUGHLIN, J. P. JEWELL, C. R. FOX, W. T. QULLIN, J. lnj ONESKY, E R. A. CONDON, C. F. JORDAN, L. E. SCHALLAWITZ J R. D. DRAKE N. J. VENEZIA, H. M. LAFEIN, R. Qnl JAEEE H. K. DAVIS, R. C. CANTRELL, C. P. MILLER, LTJG J. K. VERSER, LT A. M. LILLESAND, LT H. R. HITPAS, LTJG G. C. HAFNER, LTJG J. H. BOWDEN, Jr., J. W. DALCOURT, C. E. MORGAN .-- NN... W ..- . ,WM .mtv , ,, - H M , ,WL W-HY U- V-'QW'--FV- K Y-,-A - - -N A 0 ' - -. V- .n...v.--1- ...Vw-. ......1..Lu.s4A-...w-.g...e.4. ,..-,. ,-.A

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V ' 4:,..3..-....,..,,, CUMPUSITE SUUADR N TWELVE ,T qc'TlDlrJ0 4 TX x Detachment 38 is one of many teams serving on the larger carriers specially trained by Comp site Squadron Tvvelve. Since T948 COMPRONTWELVE has been organizing and training teams at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island to meet the needs of the fleet whenever and wherever required. A de- tachment is comprised of controllers, pilots, electronic technicians, maintenance and supporting personnel-one cannot function vvithoutthe others. The performance and reputation of the various detachments serving with the fleet is reflective of the high degree of readiness and morale of team personnel. A total of six officers and thirty enlisted personnel complete the official roster of Detachment 38. The guppy version of the Skyraider manned by team personnel perform a variety of specialized missions, the primary ones being Airborne Early Warning and Antisubmorine Vvarfare. - LCDR W. B. Rapp A ' F. J. Galvas, ADC Officer in Charge Leedifte Clllef . A-wr...,..,,.' wagon .5f,e.,f,,,,,,,,,11i-f ---ff-fa I 4 A fiify' f-t f Tiff