US Naval Air Training Center - Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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72 Uiillllll Left: Commander J. C. Phoshep- ney, USN, Commissary Officer for the Naval Air Station, and Officer in Charge of the Cadet Mess, re- ported aboard in April l942, after a tour of duty as Supply Officer aboard the USS Utah, stationed at Pearl l-larbor. l-le is a veteran of 33 years in the Naval Service and has had service ashore and afloat in various capacities. Cutting off those nice juicy steaks for the ' evening meal. f , wwf! in

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if ir -9 iiirlmgif -i gnupg Commander John L. Chittenson, USN, Commanding Officer, Rodd Auxiliary Naval Air Station Rllllll FIELD , Rodd Auxiliary Naval Air Station, commissioned on June 7, l94l, is the home of the land-based Bomber Squadron l8C, The syllabus is designed to give the cadets specialized training in bombing tactics while flying multi-engine Beech-Crafts . Rodd Field is named in honor of that distinguished Aviator, Lieutenant Commander Herbert C. Rodd, USN. lt is a splendid monument commemorative of the pioneering work he did in the progress of Naval Aviation. He was awarded the Navy Cross for Distinguished Service in the line of his profession , the Air Force Cross from Great Britain, and the Order of the Tower and Sword from Portugal for his part in the first successful trans-Atlantic flight as a member of the crew of the seaplane NC-4. Lieutenant Commander Rodd was killed in a plane crash at East Camp Flying Field, Hampton Roads, Virginia, June l5, l932. Commander John L. Chittenden, USN, assumed command of Rodd Field in November l943, following a tour of active duty in the Aleutiansf After graduating from the U. S. Naval Academy in i932 he served on board the USS Colorado as Communication Watch Officer. ln l935 he was ordered to Pensacola, Florida for flight training, winning his wings in l936. Other tours of duty included service on board Cruiser Quincy, Patrol Squadron at Pearl Harbor on December 7, l94l, Commander of a squadron in Aleutians. Action in the Aleutians gained for him the Air Medal for his courageous launch- ing of. a lone dive-bombing attack against enemy installations in Kiska Harbor, completing the mission despite the fact that his craft was heavily iced . Page 40 'A' 'A'