Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lett Io Right: Top Row: MCGINNIS, MIHALCZO, MEYER SOHL, TARTE. TATSCH, WILLIAMS COWLING, WHITE, CRAIGIE Second Row: LONG, JOHNSON, CAMPBELL PARKER, LOWE, MOORE, HILLIKER WILLIAMS, RUTHERFORD, BURKEN DELANEY, STONE, MASON Bottom Row: ZIOLKOWSKI, BARTLETT, AUSTIN, SAMMARCO, CAPRIO, BOBO, FERDI- NAND, WOLFF, SHILTS, LAIRD, CARTER. L I to Rt Iw WOFFORD, MOORE, MIKELSON, JOHNSON, FUQUAY, TAYLOR, MCLARNEY, MAPES, GORSKI AVES ZUMPFE CARRINGTON MURPHY, HOLCOMB, TATE, BRECKEN' E, LBERCQ BRUNDAGE HUBBARD PARMAS, HARROUN, ADF NNILLIA LS CHIT N, NER GOLDMAN HARTMANN CLARK GARLITZ, BRAND, JACOBSO ACHENB CK SCH D R N ANSEY GALJS DE LONG HALL STEVENS, CHRISTOPHER, DENHA , I 1 I

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VF-173 K K ' vi, . -XV wig. ,. cn-nn-w..,s C..,r,,,. .f:m5W'M.umQi, X ws' , f Definitely an individual and a real Prankster in the family circle ig Frgnter Squadron high-spirited group of pilots and men with Skipper Fritz Lierike as ine me eg sn r ' Returning from the Mediterranean with an outstanding record in Carzars ne 2, -ara 4' ONE SEVEN THREE. The lesters are a .uf .E i :ea na the throttle. E so W an re:e,.ed delivery of the Navy's newest and most potent lighter, the swept wing F9F.6 Cougar Ag ig ,gr ,N 'ne case n 'e pe Orncrali, the J,g5r.gf5 WWC plagued with maintenance dithculties, lack ol spare parts and riurneraq. jiyge, Ne-e .nic ess because of countless thousands ol man hours of work by and outstandingly eager and willing crew, the , .zdrpf egg, iar deployment with papa and mamma on schedule. When we first brought our Fast and loot-loo,e tighter, azrgi r' Sc-:atc- after we knew that there was mnqh hard work in store lor us, and we welcomed the challenge, All along the way, from the angry wind swept seas ot Mariner to thc Colombo, then across the Equator to Manila, and then to Nippon lciwt, .-,. , r squadron had grown into a crack and ready team. There was that hrs! night in Yokosuka when the command deci-,ian caps on the bay and boating Sukoski, Ne! That night we began to lea'n ,tie i, in r pot, Sukiyaki, Sake, and Oluro. N .1 EIL L r.:': through the hot stagnant Suez to c-vvr-riewce and discovered that our i 'i to f't::'nrviri because Ol Takusan while . M, 7, ,. i 1.4 , t' cn r ' the 211'-d ol Pup-San such as, the Hibachi We then joined Mighty Task Force 77 lor operations oh Korea Here oir pr'fnar,frais1tan r.-.fag CAP lSornetimes known as Circular Air Patroll. Many of these hops were flown on Clearance Operational clouds on her crystal ball. H while rngmrfg r.-.atched as through the dark and murky left to Ri ht: Standin : Grumman Technician SWASS, LT LOFTIN, ENS CANN, ENS MEYERING, ENS JOHNSTON, LTLG HEIGL, LTJG WETZEL, 9 9 LTJG OESTERREICHER, LT FORISSO, LT HALL, ENS WORLEY ' n U H Seated: ENS DONNELLY, LT ENS GROVE, ENS MENEFEE, LT EATON, ENS BOWLE5 RUMBLE LTJG BALL, LT HOULE, CDR LUEBKE ,Commanding Officerl, LCDR BYERS lExecutive O icerl, -14

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HE LOOKED GOOD WHEN HE WENT BY ME ! F T ' 1 Y . 'HTH ,, was. 'inn nm i NO, NO, THIS IS NOT JACKSONVILLE ....,.