Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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Air Dept. The keepers of the mobile runway on which we live and work. The essence of why our craft exists Engineering Power plant of the Ticonderoga g the force that turns the screws that moves CVA-14 Supply- Cornucopia of the sailor's life. From this de- partment flows every item of necessity whether it be an aircraft engine or a frankfurter Medical and Dental The men in white-or green if you prefer-that insure the health and well being of the crew C VG-5 The Air Group we carry that enforces the law of freedom with power, speed and awe. Crew 's Views Life aboard ship abounds with humor and drama that occurs unnoticed every hour of the day

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Ports of Call Where we went and some of the things we saw while we were away Administration The paper and ink empire that keeps the crew's life running smoothly Operations Nervous system of the ship that plots the course of events for our present and future Communications Ticonderoga's eyes and ears g the department that keep us in contact with the world beyond the horizons Navigation The people that know where we are going and make sure we get there on time Gunnery The muscles of our vessel and its Air Group g when the situation arises they know how to flex them most efficiently

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! Um Qcjbpeza .... Captain Turner F. Caldwell, Jr., USN, Commanding Oflicer September 1959-August 1960 Captain Turner F. Caldwell, Jr., was born in Narbeth, Pa., on Nov. 17, 1913. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935 and was assigned to flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., two years later after serving tours aboard the USS Saratoga and USS Hull. He received his Naval Aviator's wing in 1938. Capt. Caldwell served in Scouting Squadron-5 aboard the first USS Yorktown until the unit was decom- missioned in 1942. In 1944 and '45 he commissioned and commanded the Navy's first night carrier air group, CVGL-N-41 on the USS Independence. Postwar assignments include tours with the Bureau of Aeronautics, USS F.D. Roosevelt, Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md. g Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe CSHAPED in Paris, and the Office of Chief of Naval Operations. He also attended the ,National War College, Washington, D.C., in 1955 and '56. Before taking command of T iconderoga in September of 1959, Capt. Caldwell was skipper of the USS Valcour. He was relieved as C. O. of Ticonderoga in August of this year. His present duties are with the Chief of Naval Operations. - Capt. Caldwell held the world speed record for a short time in 1947. He is also the first Naval Aviator to fly at supersonic speeds. He is married to the former Miss Helen Glidden of San Diego. They have four children: Marcia, 16, Turner F. IH, 11 g Denise, 7 3 and Jeremy, 5. They now reside in McLean, Va.