Tarawa (CVA 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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-4--------AAD-' ft COMPOSITE SUUADRUN-33 X i N i iihx l i is it R Commanding Officer LCDR Charles K. Matheny VC-33, which had been a wartime Pacific Fleet Squadron was recommissioned at NAS, Norfolk, Virginia on 3i May 1949 with an anti-submarine mission. Now based ai' Atlantic City, VC-33 has become one ot the Navy's two night attack squadrons and its biletach- ments are placed aboard aircraft carriers that are in service from Gibraltar to Japkvk N While VC-33 has retained its anti-submarine mission, the squadron is now responsible for X training and equipping its detachments to execute any type of air attack under conditions l lv of darkness or adverse weather. X N AX i top row v. HUDSON, w. E. HYLER, D. i. MEYERS, D. t. BOYD, J. c. CUNNINGHAM, J. GREENE, D. R. Eiiuri-i, J. c. wiiiis, left to right c. N. ZIEGENHORN, P. R. DESPRES, J. s. CAPFIALI, H. T. cHEsico, c. R. PACK, w. RAYtoN, M. BELL, H. R. GUESMAN middle row M. D. PRJMEAU, A. B. LINHARES, E. e. SCHONTAG, T. J. EDwARDs, D. J. NORTON, R. N. ROYAL, P. J. HANSEN, A,J. KULESA, Jeff to right R. J. WALSH, R. A. DREws, R. w. BROWN, c. s. koEcHNER, R. D. DOUPONCE, e. B. Rust, w. c. ARNOLD, E. e. scHMiDt bottom row J. s. oFriNEER, J. R. RINN, E. s. ERitz, A. A. PALL, w. J. RHoADEs, ENS E. E. ZIRKLE, me D. i. NALL, ir E. D. ANDREVVS, left to right LCDR c. k. MATHENY, it A. sroizMAN, ENS c. E. TURNER, J. B. BALBRAJTH, Jr., J. D. BARKER, c. J. AMLANER, E. e. EzzEii, R. J. BURGIE -- I . wm'lPv YQ112EtG.gLJ59:,TZ.I..'j' A' WWA j' Q 'i 'w7 f 'w Yr V :MTM 5 :f.rz'!