Yorktown (CVA 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our Commanding Officer On September 14, 1956. Captain Edward E. Colestock became the tenth Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Yorktown. Captain Colestock graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1930, the Air War College in 1950, and the National War College in 1954. After winning his wings at Pensacola in 1932, he joined VF-6B, the famous Kit-Kat squadron. Since that date his stations of duty have included Pearl Harbor with VP-4B, the U.S.S Lexington, N.A.S. Kaneohe Bay as Operations Officer, the U.S.S. Pybus as Air Ofhcer, and the U.S.S. Midway as Executive Officer. In January 1946, he was placed in charge of the Carrier Desk of the Ships Characteristics Board. In 1947, he became Chief of the Offensive Air Branch of Air Intelligence. Prior to taking command of the LADY, Captain Colestock commanded the U.S.S. Pine Island, and then served as Chief of the Navy Section of the U.S. Military Mission to Brazil. The Skipper's home is on the bridge while the ship 1S at sea. A Marine sentry salutes Captain Colestock as he is about to enter his car Captain and Mrs. Colestock viewed the ship from the bridge during the Wives' Day Cruise

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Commander Carlton H. Clark, U.S.N. Executive Officer Commander Carlton H. Clark became the LADY's Executive Officer in January of 1957. Before entering the Navy in 1939, Commander Clark was a student at Western Kentucky State College. Upon completion of Hight training, he joined VP-23. In 1941, he was transfered to VP-11 Where he Won one of the highest Naval honors, the Navy Cross, for participating in a series of hazardous missions during the battle of the Soloman Islands. Commander Clark spotted the Japanese Fourth Fleet steaming to attack. Shortly after radioing the enemy's position, his plane was shot down and he Was taken prisoner. Commander Clark spent the remainder of the War as a prisoner of war, undergoing daily interrogation and frequent heating. For his courageous behavior, he was awarded the Legion of Merit. in 1948 he shifted to carrier aviation With VF-72 as Executive Officer, and later as Commanding Officer. He then served on the staff of Commander Air Force Atlantic Fleet, and the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Training. Next he was assigned as Commanding Officer of Air Group Six, and prior to ioining the LADY he served as Training Officer for the Chief of Naval Air Training.