Yorktown (CVA 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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VF-193 Banshees, the all weather and night eyes of our ship. VF-193's Ghost Riders are Air Group Nineteen's all weather interceptor squadron. An appropriate name in view of the squadrons mission which is that of keeping vigil for the ships below during periods of reduced visibility. Formed at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Alameda in August 1948, the squadron Hew the FSF Bearcat until the summer of 1950. After reforming, the squad- ron departed for its initial Korean cruise aboard the U.S.S. Princeton, and flew the F4U Corsair. During that cruise, VF-193 provided close air support for the U.N. Forces engaged in the Hungmon evacuation, and the attacks of Hwochan Reservoir. In 1952, VF-193 again deployed aboard the Princeton for its second Korean tour. The Korean Presidential Citation was awarded the squadron for its performance in the ensuing action. The Banshee assumed the role of squadron aircraft during the winter of 1952-53, and eventually the squadron came under the command of Commander J.R. Rees, a veteran Pax River test pilot. COMMANDER JOSEPH REES, U.S.N SQUADRON COMMANDER

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If The bomber pilots are briefed by their skipper. No job is ever too big. With all this, the best photos in the Heet Pilots the technicians review their mission photos.

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Fighter Squadron The Gho t ider VF 193 Front row: LT George Maige, LTJG Ronald Fee, LTJG Charles Jester, LCDR Clyde Chapman, CDR Joseph Rees CDR Ardis Durham LT Lon Whitelock, LTJG Richard Dupree, LTJG Carlon Moore, LT John Mitchell. Second row: Ira Skinner Edward Salter, Lee Schwartz, Korman Thompson, Alexander Black, Leonard Hintz, Roland Parish Stanley Cichocki, Jacob Zeh. Third row: Charles Swartzbaugh, Cecil Gravitt, LTJG David Over, LTJG Gail Bailey, LTJG George Nichols, LTJG William Peters, LT Armon Crawford, John Rogers, Arthur Dugovic 193 C6 ' S99