Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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1' fs..-Q., , VM 'mn Commanding Officer: Lt. Coindr. D. M. Hizer Executive Oj?iC67 .' Lt. Comdr. W. T. Harding Fighter Squadron Eleven fThe Red Rippersl The Red Ripper Fighter Squadron, one of the pio- neering squadrons of Naval Aviation history was born in 1927. and assigned to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON for duty. The squadron received her baptisimal fire at Casablanca in Noyeniber 1942, and was later trans- ferred in july 1911, to the Pacific area where she again established an enxiable reputation in combat. Among the roosts of this srpiadron during VVorld 1Var ll were such illustrious fighting ladies as the L'.S.S. R,XNf,1zR, 17.88, ISUNKIQR llll,I,, and the USS. 1'.SS1pX with wliith the Red Rippers were in many lst , i11lf stIlliH1ltlll planes were among the first to operate in the Uliina Sea area during klanuary 1945, and lllt' lust planes fmt lokxo on the 19111 of Febru- ary ol the saint Vtzll lliiiing the initial landing at Iwo lima and tlltiimwi, liei planes tould be seen 11UN4'llllQ7 oxiiliiail, liniliiug pioltittixe toxei and air support On the 'alll til Nou mln: l'1lH, 1,t.f.oiiit1i.fl.lloilett assumed command of this squadron until the 12th of October, 1948, when he was relieved by Lt. Comdr. D. M. Hizer at Ford Island, T. H. The derivation of this squadron's famous ensignia depicted above, is as follows: The Boar's head is taken directly from the one that graces the label of the Gordon Gin bottle. The Scroll Effect under the head is a string of link sausage, a good line of bologna which all members of the squadron are to be adept at shooting. The balls on the shield might be called balls of fire, the bolt of lightning which was popular in the days of heraldry, is the bar sinisterg sign of bastardy. Any further elaboration on the ensignia or com- mentary of the squadron toast would probably re- sult in protest from the Pentagons Hayes Office: but armed with a vivid imagination and by careful scru- tiny ol' the insigne, the layman should experience little difficulty in his analysis.

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'ff . .. L4u5 4 .f ,IHS . E I ,,.v Av , 4 L R LP VIE-L1 1 ce'rsm Left to Right TOP ROW: Em. D. K. Sting Lt. Cj.g.Q D. M. Moorfoeadg Em. I. A. W0l9lberg,' Lt. Cj.g.J I. R. Gemertg Em. L. V. Robrerg Em. D. E. Logxdon. MIDDLE ROW: Em. W. R. Stuy1zemznt,'L1f. Cj,g.j L. N. Smirlag Lt. fj.g.J L. W. Randy Em. F. Thom, Em. -F. C. Timmy Lt. Cj.g.Q W. V. Mooreg Em. W. C. Lam0nt,'E1zJ. I. A. Clmlbeck. BOTTOM ROW: Lt. D. E. McCutche0n,' Lt. I. D. Robbimg Lt. Comdr. D. M. Hizlerg Lt. R. F. Goetzer, Ll. A. T. M. Edwardf. b i Iirirfing of Pifwfx fur ilu' Hop V T F I