Yorktown (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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The fourth and present YORKTOWN QCV-lOl, commissioned in l943, enhanced the fame of her predeces- sor and won the name of the Fighting Lady . Her planes participated in attacks on the Marianas, Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Carolines, Okinawa, lwo Jima, Philippines, Indo China and finally on the Japanese homeland. With the end of the war the Fighting Lady took on a new iob of aid and assistance. During Operation Magic Carpet she made three trips from the Far East and returned l0,000 fighting men to their families. After a short rest in the reserve fleet she was redesignated CVA-l0 and went to Korea to stop the threat of Communism. Her assistance was needed again during the evacuation of the Tachen Islands in the Formosa Strait. ln l953 the YORKTOWN was given a new hurricane bow and an angled deck which increased her capabilities as an attack carrier, promoting faster and safer operations. ln l957 the Lady received the title she bears today, CVS-lO. As a support carrier she spearheads the Hunter-Killer Task Force in the Seventh Fleet and is always on call when an emergency arises. The men of today's TOWN continue to make her the Navy's toughest Fighting Lady . W YYY. -.47 Y V A YQTY, ..,, -We -..i.,.. , ,,,.,,,,,, ,, W -- YORK-

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. 'I I' OUR LEGEND l i l l Throughout the history of the United States the YORKTOWN has been a famous name among fighting ships. Since i839 four ships have carried the title, the first being a 556-ton sloop Whose short life ended on a reef oft the African coast. ln T889 a gunboat was christened the USS YORKTOWN cmd saw action ' l in the Spanish-American War and World War I before she was sold to. a private industry 32 years later. li The third USS YORKTOWN lCV-5l was the backbone of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the early stages of' World War Il. Her planes played a major role in defeating the enemy and halting his drive to the south- l westnduring the.Battle of the Coral Sea. But in June, l942, during the Battle of Midway, her career was brought to an end. Despite the effectiveness of the defense, which shot down all but five of the ,approaching bombers, she was hit four times, placing her boilers out of. commission. As she retired from battle a If Japanese 'torpedo added the finishing touches. The gallant' ship sunk on June 7th oFf the shores of the I Midway atoll, Where her flight deck and island structure are still visible today. ' i . If l ' i 4 l l .l 4. l I i :LJ

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CAPTAIN CHARLES E. GIBSON Captain Bauer graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign on June 6, I935. He then reported for his first duty aboard the old USS RANGER for twoiand a half years. During the early part of World War II he served in squadrons aboard the carriers LEXING- TON, SARATOGA, and ENTERPRISE. Years later, as Ex- ecutive OFficer of the BON HOMME RICHARD, he saw extensiveiaction in the Korean War. Captain Bauer has been awarded the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, several air medals and the Bronze Star with Combat V . Prior to relieving Captain Bedell as Commanding Of- ficer of the YORKTOWN in June I959 he was Captain of the USS ORCA. He served as the Commanding Officer of the Fighting Lady from .lune I959 until May l960. Captain Gibson was born in Marysville, Ohio, in I9I4. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in June l933, and was commissioned Ensign on June 2, I937. His first duty assignment was on the USS LEXINGTON where he served until June I939, before reporting for flight training at NAS Pensacola, Florida. From June I943 to June 1945 Captain Gibson attended post graduate school at the Naval Academy and California Institute of Technology. At CIT he was awarded Master of Science and Aeronautical Engineering degrees. He has also attended the Armed Forces Staff College, and the National War College. Captain Gibson and his wife now maintain their residence in Long Beach, California. On May I9, I96O, the Captain assumed com- mand of the YORKTOWN in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, relieving Captain Bauer. - A , af f,,..rg I nip- V ' A , I ' f fffrifl .- Qffzfvf X an-1--...-MA..-............' Ai'4 '-f+ V: I , I 5 . . ...... - . , ,.,, 4 5 fs' .-5 CAPTAIN LOUIS H. BAUER