Yorktown (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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'PUFFJCUP-4'1 11CD U14'-+HC'l1OU1P4l'l1 . Commander Wz'llz'am C. Smith Commander William C. Smith was born in Dike, Texas in 1919. He attended the East Texas State Teachers College. He completed flight training in February of 1942 and was then assigned duty in Squadron VGS-12, an escort fighter group. Following a tour in Alaska at Dutch Harbor, he proceeded to the Southwest Pacific for action at Guadalcanal. Commander Smith returned to the States in 1943 and became a member of VF-13, which deployed to the Pacific on the USS FRANKLIN. He later returned to the Training Command at Pensacola, Florida to serve as Officer-in-Charge of the Basis Instruction School. After three years at Pensacola he was ordered for duty as the Executive Officer of VF-81 at Norfolk, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. In 1950 he attended General Line School in Monterey, California and upon completion was assigned to the Operational Intelligence Section of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Following two years in this duty he became a member of Commander, U.S. Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, Staff as Intelligence Officer. After jet transition training in Olathe, Kansas, he becaae Commanding Officer of VF-114 and completed a WestPac tour aboard the USS ESSEX in 1 7. He was then ordered to the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, as a student in the Naval Warfare Course. Upon completion of one year as a student, he was assigned to the Staff of the Naval War College as Head of the Academic Team in the Command and Staff. Course. He was then assigned to USS YORKTOWN QCVS-10D as Operations Officer in August 1960, and became Executive Officer in June of 1961. Among his medals are the Distinguished Flying Cross, 5-Air medals, American Defense, American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, with 9 battle stars, World War II Victory, Occupation Medal,-Philippine Defense Medal, Philippine Liberation, and the National Defense Medal. Commander Smith is married to the former Miss Dorthy Angelo.

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Commander Willard L. Mybufg AND LET US NO FQRGET Captain Chaffles E. Gibson