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6 DEDIGATIUN 160050 were f eye? f 4 SHIP is a living, breathing thing, she be- comes indelibly stamped with the personalities of the men who serve in her. The York- town acquired a reputation for valor and courage during World War ll because of the valiant men who rode her through hell and high water, and onward to victory. When we, the present crew, arrived we knew we were boarding a thoroughbred and a champion. We have tried to give her a good ride, and the old girl has been patient with our errors, and has always come through when the chips were down. To our comrades-in-arms, living and dead, who put the stars in her battle bars and passed on to us a magnificent ship with a brilliant reputation, this volume is dedicated. NAVAL HISTORISKY., DA'TE... Amhccassson b '1 f i is iq '74 ,i K. H W ii -, ,. I Xp- I 6 2, ' 'Y A ,A 1 V r , 1 e - 1 .- .Q - - ,Jl3,.f,.2f
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Rear Admiral Robert F. Hickey, Commander, Carrier Division Five, August I952-November l953. ADM. WHITNEY HE NEW Commander of Carrier Division Five, Rear Admiral John P. Whitney, took over the reins of Task Force 77 from Admiral Hickey in an informal ceremony on Yorktown's flag bridge. His last previous duty had been as Chief of Naval Air Basic Training, Pensacola, Fla. Admiral Whitney has spent many years of his adult life on board car- riers, serving on board the USS Langley, Saratoga, Lexington and Ranger, and commanding the USS Kitkum Bay and the USS Midway. The Admiral caprriedhis flag on the Yorktown until February 14, 1Q54fgshortly before our departure from the Far East. . ,f 4 . f e f - f -,v f f. , X 1' . , ,, Y X X x x X ADM. HICKEY EAR Admiral Robert F. Hickey reported aboard with Carrier Division Five staff and broke out his flag on the Yorktown on August 2, 1953. On the Yorktownis arrival in the Far East he assumed duties as Alternate Commander of Task Force 77 for the second time. His first postwar tour in the Orient was spent on board the USS Kearsage and USS Oriskany. A veteran of 32 years' naval service and many years as a naval aviator, Admiral Hickey served as Chief of Information prior to his sea assignment. On No- vember 17, 1953 the Yorktown bade a fond farewell to the genial flag oflicer as he departed for his new assignment as Chief of Staff, Commander Naval Forces Far East. V Rear Admiral John P. Whitney, Commander, Carrier Division Five, November l953-
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