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1964 – 1965 VP-4 Squadron Roster

VP-4 SQUADRON ROSTER FOR 1964-65

[table caption=”Commanding Officers” width=”500″
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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Bowen, Edwin E.”,CDR,”7, 12, 90″,C.O. Nov 1964 – Oct 1965
“Duncan, Richard T.”,CDR,”8, 14″,X.O. – C. O. Oct 1965 – Dec 1966
“Walker, Charles M.”,CDR,18,OPS – C. O. Dec 1966 – Nov 1967
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[table caption=”Officers” width=”500″
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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Adams, J. R.”,LTJG,”20, 61″,Crew 5 TACCO ASW Localization
“Bachofen, A. W.”,LT,”24, 62″,Crew 7 PPC Asst Flight Training
“Barry, R. E.”,LCDR,”34, 63″,Crew 12 PPC Safety Officer
“Beal, N. L.”,LTJG,”22, 60″,Crew 6 TACCO Asst Schedules
“Bergstrom, K. L.”,LCDR,”26, 60″,Crew 8 PPC Standardization
“Blum, J. H.”,LTJG,”14, 52″,Crew 2 NAV Legal Officer
“Bone, S.”,LTJG,60,Prosp. Asst Schedules
“Broadwell, W. R.”,LT,”12, 62″,Crew 1 PPC Flight Training
“Bruner, R. L.”,LTJG,”24, 56″,Crew 7 TACCO 1st Lieutenant
“Burke, R. C.”,LT,28,Crew 9 PPC Avionics/Weapons Div
“Cate Jr., T. R.”,LCDR,”32, 66″,Crew 11 PPC Maintenance Officer
“Connolly, J. J.”,LTJG,16,Crew 3 TACCO
“Cowen, W. E.”,LT,”30, 61″,Crew 10 TACCO ASW TACCO
“Crumbly, J. M.”,LTJG,”34, 60″,Crew 12 PP3P Schedules
“Danaher, R. R.”,LT,”12, 72″,Crew 1 PPC Aviation Equipment Off
“Davis, R. B.”,LT,34,Crew 12
“Dupree, R. E.”,LCDR,”26, 52″,Crew 8 TACCO ADMIN Officer
“Ernest, C. L.”,LT,66,Maintenance Analysis
“Farrell, T.”,LT,57,Flight Surgeon
“Fauber, W. E.”,LTJG,”32, 63″,Crew 11 PP2P Nav Officer
“Fox Jr., E. C.”,LCDR,30,Crew 10 PPC Asst Maintenance Off
“Gapp, D. R.”,LTJG,”22, 61″,Crew 6 NAV Aerial Mine Warfare
“Genden, l. M.”,LTJG,20,Crew 5 NAV Electric Branch Officer
“Gordon, R.”,LTJG,”34, 52″,Crew 12 NAV Asst ADMIN Officer
“Hanley, W. L.”,LCDR,52,Pros. ADMIN Officer
“Hart, E. B.”,LTJG,”18, 62″,Crew 4 TACCO Ground Training
“Hebert, L.”,LT,”26, 62″,Crew 8 PPC Training
“Hogg, R. L.”,LCDR,24,Crew 7 PPC Quality Control
“Hohlstein, R. A.”,LTJG,”14, 64″,Crew 2 TACCO ECM Officer
“Johnson, J. L.”,LTJG,”26, 55″,Crew 8 NAV Asst Education Officer
Klein,LT,”32, 60″,Crew 11 PPC Asst Standardization
“Krienke, H. P.”,LCDR,”16, 61″,Crew 3 PPC ASW Tactical Officer
“Krustens, J. R.”,ENS,”16, 62″,Crew 3 NAV Survival Training
“Lapierre, V. M.”,LTJG,18,Crew 4 NAV
“Longstreth, W. A.”,ENS,77,P.C.T.S. Branch Officer
“Mazza, A. D.”,LTJG,66,Asst A/C Maintenance
“McConnell, J. M.”,LT,”34, 65″,Crew 12 PPC Comm Officer
“Miller, K. C.”,LTJG,30,Crew 10 NAV Power Plants Officer
“Mueller, J. A.”,LT,”16, 54″,Crew 3 PPC Personnel Officer
“Naylor III, F. L.”,ENS,”12, 65″,Crew 1 NAV Asst Comm Officer
“Neal, J. B.”,LTJG,66,Maintenance Control
“Newberry Jr., J. I.”,LTJG,”16, 61″,Crew 3 NAV ASWTACT Attack
“Norris, L. H.”,ENS,”34, 52″,Crew 12 TACCO Class Mat Officer
“Olstad, V. K.”,LTJG,14,Crew 2 PP2P Avionics Branch Off
“Petersen, D. M.”,LTJG,”24, 60″,Crew 7 NAV Logs and Records
“Poulsen, W. J.”,ENS,64,”Asst AIO, Photo”
“Printup, L. E.”,LT,”20, 88″,Crew 5 PPC Material Officer
“Redmon, H. G.”,LTJG,”32, 65″,Crew 11 NAV RPO
“Regan Jr., P. G.”,LTJG,”28, 66″,Crew 9 PP2P Asst A/C Maintenance
“Rush, D. L.”,LT,18,Crew 4 PPC
“Schiffer Jr., J. R.”,LTJG,”12, 54″,Crew 1 TACCO Asst Personnel Off
“Schneider, W. L.”,LT,”22, 64″,Crew 6 PP2P AIO
“Scott, J. R.”,LT,”14,55″,Crew 2 PPC Education Officer
“Smith, R. H.”,LCDR,”20, 62″,Crew 5 PPC Training Officer
Theriot,LTJG,28,Crew 9 NAV Weapons Officer
“Thomas, W. E.”,LT,”22, 67″,Crew 6 PPC A/C Division
“Turkington III, W. W.”,LT,”28, 67″,Crew 9 TACCO Line Division
“Ward, T. B.”,LT,”30, 73″,Crew 10 PPC Airframes Officer
“Williams, J. R.”,LT,”18, 61″,Crew 4 PP2P ASW Tact Search
“Wilson, L. R.”,LTJG,”32, 75″,Crew 11 TACCO Check Crew Off
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[table caption=”Chiefs” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Alexander, D. E.”,AOC,85,Weapons
“Barfield, C. B.”,AXCS,61,Dept CPO
“Brown, E. E.”,AEC,83,Electric Shop
“Cargal, J. E.”,AXCA,”12, 13″,Crew 1 1st Tech
“Churchwell, C. E.”,ADJC,77,P.C.T.S.
“Clay, M. T.”,AXCA,67,Quality Control
“Elliott, H.”,AXC,75,Check Crew
“Fligor, D. E.”,,53,Admin Chief
“Garren, R. V.”,AXCA,75,Check Crew
“Gould, C. L.”,AOCA,77,P.C.T.S.
“Mathis, G. M.”,AECA,55,Ed Services & PIO
“May, R. E. L.”,AMHCA,67,Quality Control
“Muller, P. R.”,ATCM,68,Maintenance Control
“Rope, E.”,ATC,56,LCPO
“Royland, A. C.”,ATC,64,ECM Instructor
“Seel, J. M.”,AEC,59,ASDO
“Shertell, H. H.”,ATC,80,Avionics
“Spaniol, R. J.”,AMHC,73,Airframes
“Stark, B. E.”,AMCS,68,Maintenance Control
“Vickery, A. J.”,ADRC,69,Power Plants
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[table caption=”Enlisted” width=”500″
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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Abueg, E. J.”,TN,57,BOQ
“Adams, H. J.”,AO3,85,Weapons
“Aguilar, M.”,AE3,78,P.C.T.S.
“Aifili, V.”,PN2,54,Personnel
“Airey, R. M.”,AEAN,78,P.C.T.S.
“Alcama, D. F.”,AX3,88,Material
“Allen, J. E.”,ABHAN,79,Ground Support
“Allen, W. E.”,AN,”24, 25″,Crew 7 ECM
“Allred, J.E.”,AO2,”14, 15″,Crew 2 Ord
“Ambrose, R. P.”,AX2,”16, 17″,Crew 3 Jul
“Amos, C. E.”,AN,79,Ground Support
“Amos, J. K.”,AE1,83,Electric Shop
“Applegren, J. C.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Archer, B. J.”,ADR2,”71, 75″,Power Plants Check Crew
“Arnold Jr., A. T.”,AX2,80,Avionics
“Arviso, R. R.”,AN,72,Aviation Equipment
“Atterberry, L. L.”,PR2,72,Aviation Equipment
“Aumont, D. R.”,ADRAN,78,P.C.T.S.
“Aumont, D. W.”,AK2,88,Material
“Autrand, J. D.”,AOAN,”20, 21″,Crew 5 Ord
“Bacon, L. M.”,AE3,”22, 23″,Crew 6 ECM
“Barber, C. W.”,ADRAN,71,Power Plants
“Barlow, A. R.”,ATN3,”22, 23″,Crew 6 Radio
“Bartell, R. B.”,ATR3,”12, 13″,Crew 1 Jul
“Baylon, J.”,SD1,57,BOQ
“Beckler, C. M.”,AZ3,68,Maintenance Control
“Belodeau, L. K.”,AE2,84,Electric Shop
“Bennett, T. L.”,DK3,86,Disbursing
“Bento Jr., T. A.”,AMHAN,”16, 17″,Crew 3 Bow
“Bickel, M. J.”,PO3,86,Fuel Farm
“Birdsall, R. A.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Bloomfield, W.”,AMS3,74,Airframes
“Blosser, J. E.”,AX3,63,Safety
“Blum, J. O.”,AT1,”18, 19″,Crew 4 JEZ
“Bochenek, T.”,ADR2,69,Power Plants
“Boston, J. E.”,AN,56,Mail Clerk
“Bowen, W. M.”,ADR3,”12, 13″,Crew 1 P/C
“Boyer, R. L.”,AMS3,74,Airframes
“Boyer, R. L.”,AMSAN,”26, 27″,Crew 8 2nd Mech
“Braner, B. D.”,SN,54,Personnel
“Brinkley, J. R.”,AX2,”22, 23″,Crew 6 Jul
“Bristol, C. D.”,,58,X Division
“Brockman, H. A.”,AN,71,Power Plants
“Brosky, W. J.”,AE1,83,Electric Shop
“Broughton, J. B.”,AMS1,73,Airframes
“Brownell, J. B.”,CS1,87,Galley
“Buchnat, R.”,AM3,76,Check Crew
“Bucklew, M.”,ADJ3,86,Special Services
“Buckner, G. W.”,ADR2,”32, 33″,Crew 11 P/C
“Burbage, T. A.”,SN,54,Personnel
“Burdick, D. L.”,AN,86,Post Office
“Bush, T. E.”,ADR2,70,Power Plants
“Calas, A. N.”,AK2,88,Material
“Camden, N. R.”,AZ3,78,P.C.T.S.
“Campbell, J. M.”,AX3,65,Communications
“Chandler, J. R.”,ATWAN,”32, 33″,Crew 11 Radio
“Chavez, D. P.”,AN,63,Safety
“Cheek, S. D.”,ATR3,81,Avionics
“Church, K. C.”,AE1,55,Education & PIO
“Cleveland, W. D.”,ADR1,79,Ground Support
“Clouthier, R. E.”,ADRAN,71,Power Plants
“Cogan, M. E.”,ADJ3,68,Maintenance Control
“Coleman, J. W.”,ADR2,70,Power Plants
“Comier, J. A.”,ADR3,76,Check Crew
“Cooke, D. H.”,ADRAN,”12, 13″,Crew 1 2nd Mech
“Cordeiro, J. D.”,HM3,57,Medical
“Costigan, J. D.”,AN,76,Check Crew
“Cowhick, A. R.”,AX3,”32, 33″,Crew 11 Jul
“Coyne, R. A.”,AX3,81,Avionics
“Crane Jr., E. J.”,AN,87,Galley
“Davidson, C. A.”,AMH2,73,Airframes
“Day, R. E.”,AE3,”20, 21″,Crew 5 ECM
“Demel, L. L.”,AE2,83,Electric Shop
“Dick, L. P.”,AMS3,”22, 23″,Crew 6 Bow
“Diehl, A. B.”,AN,56,Coffee Mess
“Douglas, G. L.”,ADR3,”24, 25″,Crew 7 P/C
“Dupont Jr., L. B.”,AMH3,74,Airframes
“Dupre, R. L.”,AX3,”20, 21″,Crew 5 JEZ
“Duvall, J. E.”,AN,58,X Division
“Ealy, C. A.”,CS2,87,Galley
“Eastes, D. B.”,AOAN,”24, 25″,Crew 7 Ord
“Eastman, D. B.”,HM2,57,Medical
Edwards,ATW3,35,Crew 12 Jul
“Edwards, J. F.”,ADR3,71,Power Plants
“Edwards, L.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Eiseman, C. D.”,ATN3,65,Communications
“Elliot, J. M.”,ATW2,”26, 27″,Crew 8 Radio
“Ellis, J. R.”,ADR2,”14, 15″,Crew 2 P/C
“Evans, P. C.”,SD3,56,Coffee Mess
“Ewing, D. E.”,AE3,76,Check Crew
“Fabrizious, R. L.”,AN,58,X Division
“Faverty, R. W.”,AX2,”32, 33″,Crew 11 JEZ
“Fay, R. L.”,AMSAN,74,Airframes
“Fenner, L. H.”,AX1,80,Avionics
“Field, R. A.”,AA,58,X Division
“Finch, E. J.”,AE3,76,Check Crew
“Finley, J. W.”,AMH1,75,Check Crew
“Ford, W. P.”,ADR1,77,P.C.T.S.
“Fotheringham, R. J.”,AE3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 ECM
“Foye, P. E.”,AE3,”14, 15″,Crew 2 ECM
“Frazier Jr., T. E.”,AA,53,Mail Yeoman
“Galarde, T. J.”,AN,59,Duty Driver
“Gibson, F. G.”,ADR3,70,Power Plants
“Glenn, P. H.”,PN1,54,Personnel
“Grandpre, S. J.”,ADR3,”20, 21″,Crew 5 Bow
“Green, L. L.”,ATN3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 JEZ
“Grubb, R. A.”,ADJ3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 2nd Mech
“Gulliksen, G. J.”,ADRAN,59,Duty Driver
“Haase, R. W.”,AX3,”16, 17″,Crew 3 JEZ
“Halliburton, G. W.”,ATN3,”24, 25″,Crew 7 Jul
“Hardesty, J. R.”,ADR2,59,ASDO
“Harrin, B. H.”,AOAN,85,Weapons
“Hasch, M. E.”,ATN2,80,Avionics
“Haydon, N. J.”,SN,54,Personnel
“Hinton Jr., N. G.”,ADJ2,77,P.C.T.S.
“Holt, W. M.”,YN3,53,Officer Records
“Hook Jr., T. S.”,ATN2,”26, 27″,Crew 8 JEZ
“Howell, L. D.”,ATR2,80,Avionics
“Hughes, A. R.”,AK3,88,Material
“Hull, W.”,ATN3,”24, 25″,Crew 7
Hunier,AT2,”12, 13″,Crew 1 Radio
Iselin,AE2,84,Electric Shop
“Jackson, R. L.”,ADR1,75,Check Crew
Jacobs Jr. J. J.,AT1,80,Avionics
“Jewett, J. C.”,AX3,78,P.C.T.S.
“Jones, R. L.”,AX3,81,Avionics
“Jose, R. P.”,TA,57,BOQ
“Juan, P. C.”,AK1,88,Material
“Kau, D. F.”,AE3,”28, 29″,Crew 9 ECM
“Keith, S. R.”,AT1,62,ASW Instructor
“Kelly, P. B.”,ATW3,”34, 35″,Crew 12 Radio
“Kern, T. J.”,AT2,81,Avionics
“Key, R. E.”,AE2,”26, 27″,Crew 8 ECM
“Kier, R. R.”,AN,63,Safety
“Killion, F. S.”,ADJ3,”32, 33″,Crew 11 Bow
“King Jr., R. P.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Kissel, D.”,ATR3,81,Avionics
“Klemin, J. W.”,AOAN,”12, 13″,Crew 1 Ord
“Kline, R. W.”,AN,65,Communications
“Koehler, W. J.”,AA,87,Galley
“Kraft, R. L.”,AN,74,Airframes
“Kress, L. R.”,AZ3,65,Communications
“Ladwig, G. G.”,ADRAN,59,Duty Driver
“Lamarre, Jr., A. H.”,AXAN,82,Avionics
“Lambert, V. J.”,ATN3,64,AIO
“Lavsa, R. C.”,ADRAN,79,Ground Support
“Lee, J. C.”,ADR3,68,Maintenance Control
“Leitner Jr., J. A.”,AN,87,Galley
Leonard,AE3,35,Crew 12 ECM
“Leonard, C. H.”,AO3,”28, 29″,Crew 9 Ord
“Lester, P. A.”,AX2,”22, 23″,Crew 6 JEZ
“Levesque, R. D.”,ATNAN,”14, 15″,Crew 2 Radio
“Levitsky, J. A.”,ADR3,”26, 27″,Crew 8 Bow
“Long, C.”,ATN2,”30, 31″,Crew 10 Radio
“Loudermilk, C. A.”,AN,71,Power Plants
“Lowe, B. E.”,AE3,”12, 13″,Crew 1 ECM
“Lundy, T. H.”,AMEAN,78,P.C.T.S.
“Luther, J. D.”,ATN3,82,Avionics
“Mallard, T. A.”,ATN3,”16, 17″,Crew 3 Radio
“McKenny, C. T.”,PR3,72,Aviation Equipment
“McKnight, C. W.”,ATR3,82,Avionics
“Mead, S. W.”,ADR3,”22, 23″,Crew 6 P/C
“Meisner, D. W.”,AN,79,Ground Support
“Metcalf, L. D.”,ATW3,”26, 27″,Crew 8 Jul
“Meyer, K. E.”,PN3,55,Education & PIO
“Milam, T. H.”,AX3,81,Avionics
“Miller, T. H.”,ATNAN,87,Galley
“Miyazawa, A. K.”,AMS3,74,Airframes
“Montsinger, P. T.”,AT3,82,Avionics
“Moore, C. D.”,AX3,”28, 29″,Crew 9 Radio
“Moore, R. C.”,SN,53,POD Yeoman
“Moore, R. L.”,AE2,83,Electric Shop
“Morrison, S. W”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Mosher, F. J.”,AE1,83,Electric Shop
“Mosley, L. W.”,ADR3,”24, 25″,Crew 7 Bow
“Mougay Jr., R. A.”,ATN2,81,Avionics
“Moulder, R. A.”,PH1,86,Photo Lab
“Mullen, F. J.”,PHAN,64,AIO
“Nagrampa, V. B.”,SD1,57,BOQ
“Neveu, R. A.”,AE3,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Newborn, A. E.”,AXAN,”28, 29″,Crew 9 Jul
“Niezwaag, D. L.”,AMH3,76,Check Crew
“Niro, T. N.”,SD3,88,Material
“Numbers, W. J.”,ATN2,”12, 13″,Crew 1 JEZ
“Nystrom, T. C.”,AA,71,Power Plants
“O’Brien, D. J.”,ATN3,”14, 15″,Crew 2 Jul
“O’Lenick, N. T.”,AX2,81,Avionics
“Oliva, M. A.”,AE3,”18, 19″,Crew 4 ECM
“Olofson, E. A.”,ADR2,”18, 19″,Crew 4 P/C
“Ortiz, R. B.”,ADR2,”30, 31″,Crew 10 P/C
“Owings, W. C.”,SN,65,Communications
“Oxner, R. H.”,ADR3,16,Crew 3 2nd Mech
“Paul, D. C.”,AX3,82,Avionics
“Payne, T. G.”,AY3,82,Avionics
“Petersen, K. C.”,AO3,”34, 35″,Crew 12 Ord
“Petersen, W. B.”,ADJ3,”28, 29″,Crew 9 Bow
“Pillar, R. L.”,AE2,83,Electric Shop
“Pizzo, A. A.”,ADRAN,79,Ground Support
“Powers, C. L.”,AT1,”34, 35″,Crew 12 JEZ
“Price, J. F.”,AMS3,”14, 15″,Crew 2 Bow
“Price, L. O.”,PT2,64,AIO
“Priest, T. R.”,ADJ2,69,Power Plants
“Prokop, J. A.”,ADR2,”20, 21″,Crew 5 P/C
“Rainville, F. J.”,SK3,88,Material
“Ramey, H. R.”,ADJ1,”26, 27″,Crew 8 P/C
“Redicker, D. E.”,ADRAN,79,Ground Support
“Redwine, J. M.”,ATR2,”14, 15″,Crew 2 JEZ
“Reeves, T. N”,ADR3,70,Power Plants
“Reicker, C. C.”,ADR3,”16, 17″,Crew 3 P/C
“Richards, J. R.”,ATN3,”24, 25″,Crew 7 JEZ
“Rickard, W. H.”,AX3,82,Avionics
“Roach, W. B.”,ADR1,69,Power Plants
“Robinson, E. K.”,AX2,”34, 35, 59″,Crew 12
“Robinson, J. E.”,AE1,83,Electric Shop
“Robinson, O. D.”,ATW2,”20, 21″,Crew 5 Radio
“Robinson, R. W.”,AE1,75,Check Crew
“Rose, L. E.”,AX1,80,Avionics
“Ross, M. A.”,ADR3,71,Power Plants
“Rushing, T. C.”,AO1,85,Weapons
“Ryan, P. L.”,AK3,88,Material
“Salazar, R. E.”,TA,57,BOQ
“Salecki, A. E.”,ADR1,75,Check Crew
“San Born, H. K.”,AX3,82,Avionics
“San Felipe, G.”,AN,86,Special Services
“Sanders, T. B.”,ATN2,”18, 19″,Crew 4 Radio
“Scotton, T. M.”,ADRAN,76,Check Crew
“Self, L. B.”,AMH3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 Bow
“Selmyher, A. V.”,AO3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 Ord
“Sims Jr., L. G.”,ADR2,75,Check Crew
“Smith, E. A.”,ADJ3,77,P.C.T.S.
“Smith, N. L.”,ADR1,69,Power Plants
“Soto, M. A.”,AN,58,X Division
“Spillenkothen, R. W.”,ATR3,82,Avionics
“Spohn, P. L.”,ATR3,”30, 31″,Crew 10 Jul
“Springer, C. E.”,AMS3,75,Check Crew
“St Amour, W. F.”,AX3,76,Check Crew
“Stallings, C. C.”,AMS1,73,Airframes
“Staples, J. M.”,AO2,”32, 33″,Crew 11 Ord
“Stratton, R. C.”,ADR2,70,Power Plants
“Strode, R. E.”,AE2,59,ASDO
“Tantlinger, W. A.”,ATR3,”28, 29″,Crew 9 JEZ
“Taylor, D. E.”,AMH3,74,Airframes
“Thayer, R. T.”,ABH1,58,X Division
“Thomasen, W. K.”,AX3,”18, 19″,Crew 4 Jul
“Thompson, C. A.”,ADR1,69,Power Plants
“Thompson, H. L. W.”,AE3,”16, 17″,Crew 3 ECM
“Thompson, J. M.”,ADRAN,79,Ground Support
“Thompson, M. D.”,ATN3,”20, 21″,Crew 5 Jul
“Tietze, K. D.”,AN,”22, 23″,Crew 6 Ord
“Tucker, J. L.”,AO1,85,Weapons
“Tullar, B. G.”,AE3,”32, 33″,Crew 11 ECM
“Ulrich, J. C.”,AO3,”18, 19″,Crew 4 Ord
“Undset, J.”,AO2,”26, 27″,Crew 8 Ord
“Unich, M. A.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Van Dusen, E. C.”,ADR3,”34, 35″,Crew 12 P/C
“Van Slyke, T. S.”,ADRAN,63,Nav
“Veale, M. L.”,ADR3,70,Power Plants
“Walker, G. L.”,AN,79,Ground Support
“Ward, J. C.”,AMS2,73,Airframes
“Ware, G. L.”,ADR2,”28, 29″,Crew 9 P/C
“Watkins, K. W.”,AO3,”16, 17″,Crew 3 Ord
“Weninger, A. J.”,AN,79,Ground Support
“West, D. L.”,AO2,85,Weapons
“Williams, C.”,ADR3,70,Power Plants
“Williams, D. P.”,PR1,72,Aviation Equipment
“Williams, R. M.”,AMS2,75,Check Crew
“Williams, W. A.”,SA,53,CM Yeoman
“Wilson, P. M.”,ADR3,70,Power Plants
“Winkler, C. J.”,AMS3,”18, 19″,Crew 4 Bow
“Wisniewski, W. A.”,PR2,72,Aviation Equipment
“Wojciechowski, D. S.”,AME3,64,AIO
“Woodhead, L. W.”,AMH3,76,Check Crew
“Worsham, R. E.”,AT1,80,Avionics
“Wyatt III, T. C.”,AT3,63,Safety
“Wyatt,”,AX3,25,Crew 7 Radio
“Wyeth, F. W.”,AN,58,X Division
“Youmans, L. H.”,AE3,84,Electric Shop
“Young, J. W.”,AMS3,”34, 35″,Crew 12 Bow
“Zeiner, J. L.”,AX2,81,Avionics
“Zimmerman, C. R.”,ABF2,79,Ground Support
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1962 VP-4 Squadron Roster

VP-4 SQUADRON ROSTER FOR 1962

[table caption=”Commanding Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Edmonds, Leroy S”,CDR,4,C. O. May 1961 – Apr 1962
“Barnett, Gordon R.”,CDR,”5, 6, 15, 70″,C. O. Apr 1962 – Apr 1963
“Moses, Carl W.”,CDR,”8, 16″,C. O. Apr 1963 – Apr 1964
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[table caption=”Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Arner, W. S.”,LTJG,”22, 60″,Crew 5 PPC Aviation Equipment
“Baker, J. P.”,LT,55,A/C Maintenance Control
“Boatright, J. R.”,LT,”32, 41″,Crew 10 PPC Schedules
“Booher, T.”,LTJG,”30, 42″,Crew 9 PPC ASW Tactical Attack
“Burke, R. C.”,LTJG,”25, 68″,Crew 6 PP2P Weapons
“Cloud, B. L.”,LT,”25, 61″,Crew 6 PPC Avionics / Weapons
“Coleman, J. O.”,LCDR,”22, 53″,Crew 5 PPC Aircraft Maintenance
“Danaher, R. J.”,ENS,”26, 42″,Crew 7 PP3P ECM
“Davis, R. B.”,LT,”22, 43″,Crew 5 TACCO Training
“Doughdrill, C. W.”,LT,”30, 41″,Crew 9 PPC Flight
“Dupree, R. E.”,LT,”28, 39″,Crew 8 TACCO Prospective AIO
“Elliott, P. A.”,LTJG,”36, 50″,Crew 12 PP3P Legal Officer
“Farrell, T. A.”,LT,52,Medical
“Fischer, G. J.”,LTJG,”26, 64″,Crew 7 PP2P Asst Material Ctrl
“Fogle, W. J.”,LTJG,”18, 41″,Crew 3 TACCO Navigation
“Fontaine, F.”,Civ,52,Lockheed Rep
“Grafel, L. H.”,LTJG,”16, 56″,Crew 2 TACCO Line
“Gulla, T. M.”,LTJG,”15, 56, 85″,Crew 1 PPC Asst Aircraft / Line
“Guyle, J. D.”,LT,”32, 42″,Crew 10 TACCO Asst Tac Coord
“Harless, C. W.”,LTJG,”25, 55″,Crew 6 TACCO Maint Pubs
“Hedges, L. H.”,LTJG,”26, 38″,Crew 7 TACCO Weight & Bal
“Held, P. S.”,LTJG,”36, 39″,Crew 12 TACCO Asst Air Intell
“Henry, G. R.”,LT,”26, 54″,Crew 7 PPC Quality Control
“Heyl, W. E.”,LT,”28, 53″,Crew 8 PP2P Asst Maintenance
“Johnson, D. R.”,LTJG,”35, 50″,Crew 11 PP3P Education Off
“Johnson, R. L.”,LT,”36, 38, 45″,Crew 12 PPC ASCAC
“Klein, D. C.”,LTJG,”36, 51″,Crew 12 PP3P 1st LT
“Knudtson, V. L”,LTJG,”30, 40″,Crew 9 PP3P Asst Comm
“Lambden, J. D.”,LT,”35, 68″,Crew 11 PPC Weapons
“Loveless, R. L.”,LTJG,”18, 63″,Crew 3 PPC Elect / Instruments
“Marsh, L. W.”,LTJG,”35, 40, 85″,Crew 11 PPC Asst Comm
“Martz, J. G.”,LTJG,39,Air Intelligence
“Mazza, A. D.”,ENS,55,Maintenance Control Logs & Recs
“McDaniels, J. E.”,LTJG,”35, 62″,Crew 11 Nav-TACCO Electronics
“McGillis, T. J. “,LT,52,Medical
“McIntyre, F. P.”,LTJG,”30, 43″,Crew 9 PP2P Asst Flight Training
“McVey, C. J.”,LTJG,”16, 48″,Crew 2 PP2P Admin Assistant
“Nagle, E. W.”,LTJG,”15, 43″,Crew 1 TACCO Survival Training
“Neff, H. R.”,LTJG,”18, 41″,Crew 3 PPC Asst Schedules
“Oswald, W. H.”,LTJG,”30, 41″,Crew 9 TACCO Logs & Records
“Pember, N. L.”,LT,49,Personnel Officer
“Pezzei, E. G.”,LCDR,22,Crew 5 PPC
“Porter, D. W.”,LT,”16, 65″,Crew 2 PPC Power Plants
“Rigney, R. L”,LT,”28, 52″,Crew 8 PPC Safety
“Robbins, P. H.”,LT,”35, 56″,Crew 11 PP3P Aircraft / Line
“Rogers, G. A.”,LTJG,”36, 58″,Crew 12 PP2P Airframes
“Rossoe, J. W. F.”,LCDR,32,Crew 10 PPC
“Schlofman, A. S.”,LCDR,”18, 38″,Crew 3 PPC Operations
“Snyder, R. C.”,LTJG,”25, 41″,Crew 6 PP2P Asst Navigation
“Summers, C. R.”,LT,”21, 43″,Crew 4 PP2P Ground Training
“Taylor, J. R. C. “,LT,”15, 43”,Crew 1 PPC Flight Training
“Thomas, W. E.”,LTJG,”28, 42″,Crew 8 PP3P Aerial Mine Warfare
“Thornsley, J. T.”,LT,”21, 48, 85″,Crew 4 TACCO Admin Off
“Wachter, G. L.”,LT,”21, 64″,Crew 4 PP3P Material Control
“Walker, S. B.”,LCDR,”21, 42″,Crew 4 PPC Tactical
“Weber, D. D.”,LTJG,”32, 49″,Crew 10 PP3P Asst Personnel Off
“Wilber, J. D.”,LTJG,”28, 40″,Crew 8 PPC Communications
[/table]

[table caption=”Chiefs” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Beason, E. P.”,ATCA,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Boyeson, M. G.”,ADCM,53,Maintenance Dept
“Brice, V. L.”,TDCS,79,Training Room
“Brush, M. A.”,ADRCA,65,Power Plants
“Chance, A. B.”,AMHC,58,Airframes
“Eidson, B. G.”,ADJC,51,ASDO
“Fetter, D. C.”,ATC,38,Operations
“Griffin, W. C.”,AECS,51,Leading Chief
“Moon, C. M.”,ATC,51,Barracks MAA
“Nuutinen, C. E.”,ADRCA,53,Maintenance Dept
“Olsen, E. V.”,AMSCA,50,Education & Legal
“Pardy, J. E.”,YNCA,48,Administrative Office
“Pilapil, V. B.”,SDCA,80,Galley
“Rope, W. E. “,ATC,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Spaniol, R. J.”,AMHC,56,Aircraft / Line
“Stratman, R. D.”,ATCA,62,Electronics
“Ulsh, B. D.”,AECA,42,Tactical
“Wendorff, M. L.”,ADRCA,54,Quality Control
“Williams, J. B.”,ADRCA,65,Power Plants
“Wright, W.”,ATC,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Young, J. W.”,AOC,68,Weapons
[/table]

[table caption=”Enlisted” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Abadam, E. G.”,CS3,80,Galley
“Adair, T. D.”,ADJ1,55,Maintenance Control
“Adams, D. B.”,ATR1,27,Crew 7
“Andruszkewicz, S.A.”,ATS3, ,”Crew 4, 1st Tech, Avionics”
“Ahuero, E.”,AMS2,58,Airframes
“Aifili, V.”,PN2,49,Personnel Office
“Allen, P. C.”,ATN3,29,Crew 8
“Amulong, D. G.”,SD3,80,Galley
“Anderson, L. D.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Arenas, G. G.”,SD2,80,Galley
“Arends, D. J.”,AO3,23,Crew 5
“Arviso, R. F.”,AA,57,Line
“Asbridge, N. S.”,ADR3,14,Crew 1
“Atkins, D. W.”,ADR1,35,Crew 11
“Auman, D. R.”,AK3,64,Material Control
“Bailey, E. C.”,ATN3,19,Crew 3
“Baker, L. A.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Banner, C. C.”,AMEAN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Barnes, A. K.”,AMH2,59,Airframes
“Barnes, C. D.”,AN,23,Crew 5
“Bartholomew, K.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Bauman, E. P.”,AN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Baylon, J.”,SD1,80,Galley
“Bean, R. R.”,AX3,33,Crew 10
“Beard, H. L.”,ADJ3,57,Line
“Beard, H. L.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“Becker, L. L.”,AE3,33,Crew 10
“Bell, B. G.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Bennett, O. F.”,AT2,29,Crew 8
“Bentley, D. R.”,ATR3,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Beshirs, S. A.”,AN,31,Crew 9
“Betters, T. J.”,AN,57,Line
“Bishop, N. W.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Bloomfield, W.”,AMSAN,59,Airframes
“Blum, J. O.”,AT2,34,Crew 11
“Bonnett, D. E.”,AX2,”14, 38″,Crew 1 ASCAC
“Bonnett, J. W.”,AX3,”17, 45″,Crew 2 ASCAC
“Borland, P. O.”,PR3,60,Aviation Equipment
“Bostwick, J. F.”,AT2,33,Crew 10
“Bowen, W. M.”,ADRAN,65,Power Plants
“Brown, C. R.”,PN1,49,Personnel Office
“Brown, J. W.”,AA,57,Line
“Brown, L. O.”,AA,33,Crew 10
“Brown, W. G.”,ATNAN,34,Crew 11
“Bryan, K. E.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Bunch, W. A.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Burke, B. C.”,AN,57,Line
“Burns, S. L.”,AA,65,Power Plants
“Bush, T. E.”,ADR2,65,Power Plants
“Camm, J. F.”,TD2,79,Training Room
“Campbell, M. A.”,AN,48,Administrative Office
“Cardwell, D. E.”,AN,33,Crew 10
“Cargal, J. E.”,AX1,”45, 54″,ASCAC Quality Control
“Carpenter, K. M.”,AMS!,59,Airframes
“Cates, G. W.”,ADRAN,65,Power Plants
“Church, V. E.”,AK2,64,Material Control
“Churchwell, C. E.”,ADJ1,53,Maintenance Dept
“Conroy, W. E.”,PN1,48,Administrative Office
“Cornwell, W. O.”,AT3,37,Crew 12
“Costigan, J. D.”,SA,57,Line
“Cravens, J. T.”,AT2,19,Crew 3
“Crothers, L. C.”,PR1,60,Aviation Equipment
“Cunningham, J. E.”,SOGSN,”45, 62″,ASCAC Electronics
“Davidson, G. A.”,AMH2,”19, 85″,Crew 3
“Davis, G. D.”,ADR3,57,Line
“Deboard, J.”,AMS1,59,Airframes
“Devine, R. M.”,ADR2,20,Crew 4
“Dillon, J. F.”,AOAN,68,Weapons
“Dixon, C. L.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Doherty, N. E.”,CS1,80,Galley
“Doiron, E. E.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Dolin, D. L.”,AO3,52,TAD RASP
“Douglas, G. L.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Douty, R. L.”,ATR3,27,Crew 7
“Dover, W. M.”,AX3,”29, 66″,Crew 8 Power Plants
“Dowty, V. C.”,AN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Doyle, D. L.”,AX2,31,Crew 9
“Dunbar, C. W.”,ADR1,66,Power Plants
“Duncan, J. B.”,AN,”57, 59″,Line Airframes
“Dzierzanoski, H. J.”,AA,57,Line
“Ecott, L. H.”,ATR3,14,Crew 1
“Eggert, W. A.”,AN,57,Line
“Eickmeir, J. M.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Eisenman, C. D.”,ATNAN,23,Crew 5
“Eldridge, W. C.”,ADR2,32,Crew 10
“England, J. C.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Ferguson, R. A.”,ADAN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Flannery, H. R.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Fleming, W. N.”,AO3,27,Crew 7
“Ford, W. P.”,ADR1,66,Power Plants
“Foster, J. D.”,AMS3,34,Crew 11
“Foster, W. H.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Fotheringham, F. J.”,AA,41,Flight
“Gorham, J. D.”,ADR2,29,Crew 8
“Gould, C. L.”,AO1,”34, 68″,Crew 11 Weapons
“Grandstaff, P. P.”,AE2,23,Crew 5
“Greene, D. H.”,AX3,19,Crew 3
“Guempelien, W. A.”,AN,57,Line
“Guzman, J. P.”,AEAN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Haggerty, C. R.”,AMH3,17,Crew 2
“Hale, J. H.”,SN,40,Communications
“Hall, J. L.”,AA,52,TAD
“Hammer, J. R.”,AMH1,59,Airframes
“Haroin, T. S.”,AN,57,Line
“Harris, W. T.”,AT2,17,Crew 2
“Hector, J. L.”,AA,63,Elect / Instruments
“Hildabrand, M. E.”,ADR2,26,Crew 7
“Hingst, R. R.”,TD1,79,Training Room
“Honaker, J. J.”,ADRAN,”57, 66″,Line Power Plants
“Hurt, W. K.”,SN,52,TAD
“Jackson, L. E.”,AA,57,Line
“Jenkins, G. R.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Jerue, F. D.”,AE3,63,Elect / Instruments
“Johnson, C. W.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Johnson, G. C.”,SN,50,Education & Legal
“Johnston, A. J.”,AME2,60,Aviation Equipment
“Jones, L. D.”,AE2,”27, 63″,Crew 7 Elect / Instruments
“Jones, O. R.”,PT3,39,AIO
“Joosten, J. C.”,AT3,62,Electronics
“Julian, F. R.”,AMS3,59,Airframes
“Julian, J. L.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Keith, S. A.”,AT1,38,ASCAC
“Keith, S. R.”,AT1,45,ASCAC
“Kelly, P. E.”,AT2,34,Crew 11
“King, R. P.”,AEAN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Kingdon, G. E.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Klein, T. H.”,TDAN,79,Training Room
“Klino, N. W.”,ATN3,24,Crew 6
“Ladd, J. S.”,AT3,40,Communications
“Layman, W. B.”,AE3,20,Crew 4
“Lease, J. K.”,PR3,60,Aviation Equipment
“Leaser, D. D.”,AT2,23,Crew 5
“Leo, H. T.”,YN3,49,Personnel Office
“Lepley, E. L.”,ADR2,19,Crew 3
“Linder, G. L.”,AE3,19,Crew 3
“Lindsey, H. B.”,AO2,29,Crew 8
“Lockhart, R. R.”,AN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Lovell, L. J. “,AMS3,31,Crew 9
“Lovings, E. A.”,ATR3,31,Crew 9
“Lucchelli, J. E.”,AN,57,Line
“Luker, L. G.”,AN,”27, 58″,Crew 7 Airframes
“Lundberg, L. S.”,ADRAA,55,Maintenance Control
“Lundy, J. D.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Lyons, W. G.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“MacDonald, A. D.”,AE3,63,Elect / Instruments
“Magpuri, R. R.”,YN2,48,Administrative Office
“Mahaffey, S. M.”,AN,66,Power Plants
“Martin, L. N.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Mayer, A. E.”,AMH1,54,Quality Control
“McClain, J. C. L.”,AMH3,29,Crew 8
“McClain, S. R.”,AN,39,AIO
“McCombs, R. N.”,AMS3,59,Airframes
“McKay, C.”,ATR3,14,Crew 1
“McLain, R. F.”,AX1,37,Crew 12
“McMullin, G. A.”,PH3,52,TAD Photo
“Migues, H. L.”,AN,38,Operations
“Montgomery, R. C.”,AO1,48,Administrative Office
“Morris, J. K.”,AMHAN,20,Crew 4
“Mosher, F. J.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Mottola, R. E.”,TDAN,79,Training Room
“Moulder, R. A.”,PH1,52,TAD Photo
“Mroczynski, H. G.”,AMH3,57,Line
“Nichols, R. D.”,AEAN,24,Crew 6
“Niro, T. N.”,TN,49,Personnel Office
“Nobida, S. M.”,TN,80,Galley
“Nunnaley, R. D.”,SA,49,Personnel Office
“Ogden, W. D.”,ATRAN,34,Crew 11
“Olson, T. H.”,AT1,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Oney, L. A.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Osborne, F. R.”,AO2,54,Quality Control
“Parris, B.”,AO2,24,Crew 6
“Patterson, J.”,ADR2,17,Crew 2
“Patterson, M. W.”,AT1,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Payne, T. G.”,AN,57,Line
“Pedneau, A. L.”,AE1,63,Elect / Instruments
“Penfold, C. E.”,AT2,20,Crew 4
“Penlano, J. M.”,ADR2,66,Power Plants
“Peterson, K. C.”,AOAA,68,Weapons
“Plance, A. E.”,ATRAN,17,Crew 2
“Plant, L. T.”,ADJ2,67,Power Plants
“Popieski, D. R.”,AOAN,14,Crew 1
“Prickett, G. T.”,AE1,54,Quality Control
“Prince, R. I.”,AA,57,Line
“Read, W. F.”,SN,64,Material Control
“Rebson, N. A.”,ADR1,52,TAD
“Reichert, P. E.”,ATR3,20,Crew 4
“Reinhardt, R. R.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Rentfrow, M. R.”,AX1,27,Crew 7
“Reynolds, T. A.”,ADR3,24,Crew 6
“Rickles, R. E.”,AMH2,58,Airframes
“Ringe, M. H.”,AXAN,62,Electronics
“Robbins, D. D.”,AT1,61,Crew 8 Avionics / Weapons
“Robinson, J. E.”,AE1,63,Elect / Instruments
“Rogers, R. M.”,AXAN,33,Crew 10
“Rosage, L. R.”,AMH3,14,Crew 1
“Rose, D. C.”,AT2,62,Electronics
“Roseberry, P.”,,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Ross, H. G.”,AXAN,37,Crew 12
“Ruble, J. T.”,AA,68,Weapons
“Ruble, L. J.”,AO3,17,Crew 2
“Rushing, T. C.”,AO1,19,Crew 3
“Ryan, T. L.”,,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Salisbury, J. W.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Schell, R. L.”,AMS3,23,Crew 5
“Schweinel, A. W.”,AN,52,TAD
“Self, L. B.”,AA,49,Personnel Office
“Selmyhr, A. V.”,AOAN,20,Crew 4
“Sharp, G. R.”,TD1,79,Training Room
“Shaw, P. C.”,AX3,31,Crew 9
“Sherrard, C. S.”,AA,50,Education & Legal
“Sipp, W. G.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Slayton, J. B.”,AMS1,59,Airframes
“Sleeth, R. D.”,AA,51,1st Lieutenant
“Smith, H. G.”,ADJAN,66,Power Plants
“Spillenkothen, R. W.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Stanbridge, B.”,AN,57,Line
“Stark, J. C.”,AMS3,37,Crew 12
“Stevens, P. W.”,AX3,43,Training
“Stewart, J. M.”,AE3,29,Crew 8
“Stith, R. E.”,TD3,79,Training Room
“Stocam, J. F.”,AO3,68,Weapons
“Stotler, R. H.”,ADR3,23,Crew 5
“Stratton, R. C.”,ADR2,37,Crew 12
“Sullivan, P. N.”,AO2,31,Crew 9
“Tanner, C. B.”,AN,42,Tactical
“Taylor, D. E.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Thompson, W. M.”,CS1,80,Galley
“Townsend, W. B.”,ADR2,66,Power Plants
“Traband, J. P.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Triplet, J. O.”,AN,66,Power Plants
“Tripp, W. L.”,AA,57,Line
“Trujillo, J. S.”,AE3,14,Crew 1
“Tully, M. L.”,SN,50,Education & Legal
“Underhill, R. H.”,SA,51,1st Lieutenant
“Valdez, D. R.”,AN,61,Avionics / Weapons
“VanDyke, A. H.”,AE3,37,Crew 12
“Villanueva, M. E.”,DK2,52,TAD Disbursing
“Vine, T. A.”,ATR3,20,Crew 4
“Waite, R. S.”,ADR3,66,Power Plants
“Walker, J. W.”,AMS2,24,Crew 6
“Warner, K. L.”,ADR3,66,Power Plants
“Weller, R. J.”,ADRAN,66,Power Plants
“Whitaker, G. P.”,ADR3,67,Power Plants
“Whitlock, P. F.”,ATN3,24,Crew 6
“Whitt, G. H.”,AE3,34,Crew 11
“Wilkinson, P.”,AX2,24,Crew 6
“Willey, W. G.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“Williams, F. M.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Williams, W. A.”,AA,62,Electronics
“Wolfe, G. S. “,AT2,40,Communications
“Womack, B. L.”,AK2,64,Material Control
“Woodman, J. R.”,ADJ2,66,Power Plants
“Worrick, D. L.”,ADR2,”64, 67″,Material Control Power Plants
“Wright, D. L.”,ADR3,67,Power Plants
“Wright, W. M.”,SA,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Young, J. W.”,AMSAN,57,Line
“Zebick, H. E.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Zimmer, N. R.”,AN,67,Power Plants
“Zonkel, J. P.”,AO2,37,Crew 12
[/table]

1962 VP-4 Squadron Roster

[table caption=”Commanding Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Edmonds, Leroy S”,CDR,4,C. O. May 1961 – Apr 1962
“Barnett, Gordon R.”,CDR,”5, 6, 15, 70″,C. O. Apr 1962 – Apr 1963
“Moses, Carl W.”,CDR,”8, 16″,C. O. Apr 1963 – Apr 1964
[/table]

[table caption=”Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Arner, W. S.”,LTJG,”22, 60″,Crew 5 PPC Aviation Equipment
“Baker, J. P.”,LT,55,A/C Maintenance Control
“Boatright, J. R.”,LT,”32, 41″,Crew 10 PPC Schedules
“Booher, T.”,LTJG,”30, 42″,Crew 9 PPC ASW Tactical Attack
“Burke, R. C.”,LTJG,”25, 68″,Crew 6 PP2P Weapons
“Cloud, B. L.”,LT,”25, 61″,Crew 6 PPC Avionics / Weapons
“Coleman, J. O.”,LCDR,”22, 53″,Crew 5 PPC Aircraft Maintenance
“Danaher, R. J.”,ENS,”26, 42″,Crew 7 PP3P ECM
“Davis, R. B.”,LT,”22, 43″,Crew 5 TACCO Training
“Doughdrill, C. W.”,LT,”30, 41″,Crew 9 PPC Flight
“Dupree, R. E.”,LT,”28, 39″,Crew 8 TACCO Prospective AIO
“Elliott, P. A.”,LTJG,”36, 50″,Crew 12 PP3P Legal Officer
“Farrell, T. A.”,LT,52,Medical
“Fischer, G. J.”,LTJG,”26, 64″,Crew 7 PP2P Asst Material Ctrl
“Fogle, W. J.”,LTJG,”18, 41″,Crew 3 TACCO Navigation
“Fontaine, F.”,Civ,52,Lockheed Rep
“Grafel, L. H.”,LTJG,”16, 56″,Crew 2 TACCO Line
“Gulla, T. M.”,LTJG,”15, 56, 85″,Crew 1 PPC Asst Aircraft / Line
“Guyle, J. D.”,LT,”32, 42″,Crew 10 TACCO Asst Tac Coord
“Harless, C. W.”,LTJG,”25, 55″,Crew 6 TACCO Maint Pubs
“Hedges, L. H.”,LTJG,”26, 38″,Crew 7 TACCO Weight & Bal
“Held, P. S.”,LTJG,”36, 39″,Crew 12 TACCO Asst Air Intell
“Henry, G. R.”,LT,”26, 54″,Crew 7 PPC Quality Control
“Heyl, W. E.”,LT,”28, 53″,Crew 8 PP2P Asst Maintenance
“Johnson, D. R.”,LTJG,”35, 50″,Crew 11 PP3P Education Off
“Johnson, R. L.”,LT,”36, 38, 45″,Crew 12 PPC ASCAC
“Klein, D. C.”,LTJG,”36, 51″,Crew 12 PP3P 1st LT
“Knudtson, V. L”,LTJG,”30, 40″,Crew 9 PP3P Asst Comm
“Lambden, J. D.”,LT,”35, 68″,Crew 11 PPC Weapons
“Loveless, R. L.”,LTJG,”18, 63″,Crew 3 PPC Elect / Instruments
“Marsh, L. W.”,LTJG,”35, 40, 85″,Crew 11 PPC Asst Comm
“Martz, J. G.”,LTJG,39,Air Intelligence
“Mazza, A. D.”,ENS,55,Maintenance Control Logs & Recs
“McDaniels, J. E.”,LTJG,”35, 62″,Crew 11 Nav-TACCO Electronics
“McGillis, T. J. “,LT,52,Medical
“McIntyre, F. P.”,LTJG,”30, 43″,Crew 9 PP2P Asst Flight Training
“McVey, C. J.”,LTJG,”16, 48″,Crew 2 PP2P Admin Assistant
“Nagle, E. W.”,LTJG,”15, 43″,Crew 1 TACCO Survival Training
“Neff, H. R.”,LTJG,”18, 41″,Crew 3 PPC Asst Schedules
“Oswald, W. H.”,LTJG,”30, 41″,Crew 9 TACCO Logs & Records
“Pember, N. L.”,LT,49,Personnel Officer
“Pezzei, E. G.”,LCDR,22,Crew 5 PPC
“Porter, D. W.”,LT,”16, 65″,Crew 2 PPC Power Plants
“Rigney, R. L”,LT,”28, 52″,Crew 8 PPC Safety
“Robbins, P. H.”,LT,”35, 56″,Crew 11 PP3P Aircraft / Line
“Rogers, G. A.”,LTJG,”36, 58″,Crew 12 PP2P Airframes
“Rossoe, J. W. F.”,LCDR,32,Crew 10 PPC
“Schlofman, A. S.”,LCDR,”18, 38″,Crew 3 PPC Operations
“Snyder, R. C.”,LTJG,”25, 41″,Crew 6 PP2P Asst Navigation
“Summers, C. R.”,LT,”21, 43″,Crew 4 PP2P Ground Training
“Taylor, J. R. C. “,LT,”15, 43”,Crew 1 PPC Flight Training
“Thomas, W. E.”,LTJG,”28, 42″,Crew 8 PP3P Aerial Mine Warfare
“Thornsley, J. T.”,LT,”21, 48, 85″,Crew 4 TACCO Admin Off
“Wachter, G. L.”,LT,”21, 64″,Crew 4 PP3P Material Control
“Walker, S. B.”,LCDR,”21, 42″,Crew 4 PPC Tactical
“Weber, D. D.”,LTJG,”32, 49″,Crew 10 PP3P Asst Personnel Off
“Wilber, J. D.”,LTJG,”28, 40″,Crew 8 PPC Communications
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[table caption=”Chiefs” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Beason, E. P.”,ATCA,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Boyeson, M. G.”,ADCM,53,Maintenance Dept
“Brice, V. L.”,TDCS,79,Training Room
“Brush, M. A.”,ADRCA,65,Power Plants
“Chance, A. B.”,AMHC,58,Airframes
“Eidson, B. G.”,ADJC,51,ASDO
“Fetter, D. C.”,ATC,38,Operations
“Griffin, W. C.”,AECS,51,Leading Chief
“Moon, C. M.”,ATC,51,Barracks MAA
“Nuutinen, C. E.”,ADRCA,53,Maintenance Dept
“Olsen, E. V.”,AMSCA,50,Education & Legal
“Pardy, J. E.”,YNCA,48,Administrative Office
“Pilapil, V. B.”,SDCA,80,Galley
“Rope, W. E. “,ATC,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Spaniol, R. J.”,AMHC,56,Aircraft / Line
“Stratman, R. D.”,ATCA,62,Electronics
“Ulsh, B. D.”,AECA,42,Tactical
“Wendorff, M. L.”,ADRCA,54,Quality Control
“Williams, J. B.”,ADRCA,65,Power Plants
“Wright, W.”,ATC,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Young, J. W.”,AOC,68,Weapons
[/table]

[table caption=”Enlisted” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
“Abadam, E. G.”,CS3,80,Galley
“Adair, T. D.”,ADJ1,55,Maintenance Control
“Adams, D. B.”,ATR1,27,Crew 7
“Ahuero, E.”,AMS2,58,Airframes
“Aifili, V.”,PN2,49,Personnel Office
“Allen, P. C.”,ATN3,29,Crew 8
“Amulong, D. G.”,SD3,80,Galley
“Anderson, L. D.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Arenas, G. G.”,SD2,80,Galley
“Arends, D. J.”,AO3,23,Crew 5
“Arviso, R. F.”,AA,57,Line
“Asbridge, N. S.”,ADR3,14,Crew 1
“Atkins, D. W.”,ADR1,35,Crew 11
“Auman, D. R.”,AK3,64,Material Control
“Bailey, E. C.”,ATN3,19,Crew 3
“Baker, L. A.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Banner, C. C.”,AMEAN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Barnes, A. K.”,AMH2,59,Airframes
“Barnes, C. D.”,AN,23,Crew 5
“Bartholomew, K.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Bauman, E. P.”,AN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Baylon, J.”,SD1,80,Galley
“Bean, R. R.”,AX3,33,Crew 10
“Beard, H. L.”,ADJ3,57,Line
“Beard, H. L.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“Becker, L. L.”,AE3,33,Crew 10
“Bell, B. G.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Bennett, O. F.”,AT2,29,Crew 8
“Bentley, D. R.”,ATR3,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Beshirs, S. A.”,AN,31,Crew 9
“Betters, T. J.”,AN,57,Line
“Bishop, N. W.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Bloomfield, W.”,AMSAN,59,Airframes
“Blum, J. O.”,AT2,34,Crew 11
“Bonnett, D. E.”,AX2,”14, 38″,Crew 1 ASCAC
“Bonnett, J. W.”,AX3,”17, 45″,Crew 2 ASCAC
“Borland, P. O.”,PR3,60,Aviation Equipment
“Bostwick, J. F.”,AT2,33,Crew 10
“Bowen, W. M.”,ADRAN,65,Power Plants
“Brown, C. R.”,PN1,49,Personnel Office
“Brown, J. W.”,AA,57,Line
“Brown, L. O.”,AA,33,Crew 10
“Brown, W. G.”,ATNAN,34,Crew 11
“Bryan, K. E.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Bunch, W. A.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Burke, B. C.”,AN,57,Line
“Burns, S. L.”,AA,65,Power Plants
“Bush, T. E.”,ADR2,65,Power Plants
“Camm, J. F.”,TD2,79,Training Room
“Campbell, M. A.”,AN,48,Administrative Office
“Cardwell, D. E.”,AN,33,Crew 10
“Cargal, J. E.”,AX1,”45, 54″,ASCAC Quality Control
“Carpenter, K. M.”,AMS!,59,Airframes
“Cates, G. W.”,ADRAN,65,Power Plants
“Church, V. E.”,AK2,64,Material Control
“Churchwell, C. E.”,ADJ1,53,Maintenance Dept
“Conroy, W. E.”,PN1,48,Administrative Office
“Cornwell, W. O.”,AT3,37,Crew 12
“Costigan, J. D.”,SA,57,Line
“Cravens, J. T.”,AT2,19,Crew 3
“Crothers, L. C.”,PR1,60,Aviation Equipment
“Cunningham, J. E.”,SOGSN,”45, 62″,ASCAC Electronics
“Davidson, G. A.”,AMH2,”19, 85″,Crew 3
“Davis, G. D.”,ADR3,57,Line
“Deboard, J.”,AMS1,59,Airframes
“Devine, R. M.”,ADR2,20,Crew 4
“Dillon, J. F.”,AOAN,68,Weapons
“Dixon, C. L.”,AN,65,Power Plants
“Doherty, N. E.”,CS1,80,Galley
“Doiron, E. E.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Dolin, D. L.”,AO3,52,TAD RASP
“Douglas, G. L.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Douty, R. L.”,ATR3,27,Crew 7
“Dover, W. M.”,AX3,”29, 66″,Crew 8 Power Plants
“Dowty, V. C.”,AN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Doyle, D. L.”,AX2,31,Crew 9
“Dunbar, C. W.”,ADR1,66,Power Plants
“Duncan, J. B.”,AN,”57, 59″,Line Airframes
“Dzierzanoski, H. J.”,AA,57,Line
“Ecott, L. H.”,ATR3,14,Crew 1
“Eggert, W. A.”,AN,57,Line
“Eickmeir, J. M.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Eisenman, C. D.”,ATNAN,23,Crew 5
“Eldridge, W. C.”,ADR2,32,Crew 10
“England, J. C.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Ferguson, R. A.”,ADAN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Flannery, H. R.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Fleming, W. N.”,AO3,27,Crew 7
“Ford, W. P.”,ADR1,66,Power Plants
“Foster, J. D.”,AMS3,34,Crew 11
“Foster, W. H.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Fotheringham, F. J.”,AA,41,Flight
“Gorham, J. D.”,ADR2,29,Crew 8
“Gould, C. L.”,AO1,”34, 68″,Crew 11 Weapons
“Grandstaff, P. P.”,AE2,23,Crew 5
“Greene, D. H.”,AX3,19,Crew 3
“Guempelien, W. A.”,AN,57,Line
“Guzman, J. P.”,AEAN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Haggerty, C. R.”,AMH3,17,Crew 2
“Hale, J. H.”,SN,40,Communications
“Hall, J. L.”,AA,52,TAD
“Hammer, J. R.”,AMH1,59,Airframes
“Haroin, T. S.”,AN,57,Line
“Harris, W. T.”,AT2,17,Crew 2
“Hector, J. L.”,AA,63,Elect / Instruments
“Hildabrand, M. E.”,ADR2,26,Crew 7
“Hingst, R. R.”,TD1,79,Training Room
“Honaker, J. J.”,ADRAN,”57, 66″,Line Power Plants
“Hurt, W. K.”,SN,52,TAD
“Jackson, L. E.”,AA,57,Line
“Jenkins, G. R.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Jerue, F. D.”,AE3,63,Elect / Instruments
“Johnson, C. W.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Johnson, G. C.”,SN,50,Education & Legal
“Johnston, A. J.”,AME2,60,Aviation Equipment
“Jones, L. D.”,AE2,”27, 63″,Crew 7 Elect / Instruments
“Jones, O. R.”,PT3,39,AIO
“Joosten, J. C.”,AT3,62,Electronics
“Julian, F. R.”,AMS3,59,Airframes
“Julian, J. L.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Keith, S. A.”,AT1,38,ASCAC
“Keith, S. R.”,AT1,45,ASCAC
“Kelly, P. E.”,AT2,34,Crew 11
“King, R. P.”,AEAN,63,Elect / Instruments
“Kingdon, G. E.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Klein, T. H.”,TDAN,79,Training Room
“Klino, N. W.”,ATN3,24,Crew 6
“Ladd, J. S.”,AT3,40,Communications
“Layman, W. B.”,AE3,20,Crew 4
“Lease, J. K.”,PR3,60,Aviation Equipment
“Leaser, D. D.”,AT2,23,Crew 5
“Leo, H. T.”,YN3,49,Personnel Office
“Lepley, E. L.”,ADR2,19,Crew 3
“Linder, G. L.”,AE3,19,Crew 3
“Lindsey, H. B.”,AO2,29,Crew 8
“Lockhart, R. R.”,AN,60,Aviation Equipment
“Lovell, L. J. “,AMS3,31,Crew 9
“Lovings, E. A.”,ATR3,31,Crew 9
“Lucchelli, J. E.”,AN,57,Line
“Luker, L. G.”,AN,”27, 58″,Crew 7 Airframes
“Lundberg, L. S.”,ADRAA,55,Maintenance Control
“Lundy, J. D.”,ADRAN,57,Line
“Lyons, W. G.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“MacDonald, A. D.”,AE3,63,Elect / Instruments
“Magpuri, R. R.”,YN2,48,Administrative Office
“Mahaffey, S. M.”,AN,66,Power Plants
“Martin, L. N.”,AN,64,Material Control
“Mayer, A. E.”,AMH1,54,Quality Control
“McClain, J. C. L.”,AMH3,29,Crew 8
“McClain, S. R.”,AN,39,AIO
“McCombs, R. N.”,AMS3,59,Airframes
“McKay, C.”,ATR3,14,Crew 1
“McLain, R. F.”,AX1,37,Crew 12
“McMullin, G. A.”,PH3,52,TAD Photo
“Migues, H. L.”,AN,38,Operations
“Montgomery, R. C.”,AO1,48,Administrative Office
“Morris, J. K.”,AMHAN,20,Crew 4
“Mosher, F. J.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Mottola, R. E.”,TDAN,79,Training Room
“Moulder, R. A.”,PH1,52,TAD Photo
“Mroczynski, H. G.”,AMH3,57,Line
“Nichols, R. D.”,AEAN,24,Crew 6
“Niro, T. N.”,TN,49,Personnel Office
“Nobida, S. M.”,TN,80,Galley
“Nunnaley, R. D.”,SA,49,Personnel Office
“Ogden, W. D.”,ATRAN,34,Crew 11
“Olson, T. H.”,AT1,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Oney, L. A.”,AE2,63,Elect / Instruments
“Osborne, F. R.”,AO2,54,Quality Control
“Parris, B.”,AO2,24,Crew 6
“Patterson, J.”,ADR2,17,Crew 2
“Patterson, M. W.”,AT1,61,Avionics / Weapons
“Payne, T. G.”,AN,57,Line
“Pedneau, A. L.”,AE1,63,Elect / Instruments
“Penfold, C. E.”,AT2,20,Crew 4
“Penlano, J. M.”,ADR2,66,Power Plants
“Peterson, K. C.”,AOAA,68,Weapons
“Plance, A. E.”,ATRAN,17,Crew 2
“Plant, L. T.”,ADJ2,67,Power Plants
“Popieski, D. R.”,AOAN,14,Crew 1
“Prickett, G. T.”,AE1,54,Quality Control
“Prince, R. I.”,AA,57,Line
“Read, W. F.”,SN,64,Material Control
“Rebson, N. A.”,ADR1,52,TAD
“Reichert, P. E.”,ATR3,20,Crew 4
“Reinhardt, R. R.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Rentfrow, M. R.”,AX1,27,Crew 7
“Reynolds, T. A.”,ADR3,24,Crew 6
“Rickles, R. E.”,AMH2,58,Airframes
“Ringe, M. H.”,AXAN,62,Electronics
“Robbins, D. D.”,AT1,61,Crew 8 Avionics / Weapons
“Robinson, J. E.”,AE1,63,Elect / Instruments
“Rogers, R. M.”,AXAN,33,Crew 10
“Rosage, L. R.”,AMH3,14,Crew 1
“Rose, D. C.”,AT2,62,Electronics
“Roseberry, P.”,,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Ross, H. G.”,AXAN,37,Crew 12
“Ruble, J. T.”,AA,68,Weapons
“Ruble, L. J.”,AO3,17,Crew 2
“Rushing, T. C.”,AO1,19,Crew 3
“Ryan, T. L.”,,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Salisbury, J. W.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Schell, R. L.”,AMS3,23,Crew 5
“Schweinel, A. W.”,AN,52,TAD
“Self, L. B.”,AA,49,Personnel Office
“Selmyhr, A. V.”,AOAN,20,Crew 4
“Sharp, G. R.”,TD1,79,Training Room
“Shaw, P. C.”,AX3,31,Crew 9
“Sherrard, C. S.”,AA,50,Education & Legal
“Sipp, W. G.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Slayton, J. B.”,AMS1,59,Airframes
“Sleeth, R. D.”,AA,51,1st Lieutenant
“Smith, H. G.”,ADJAN,66,Power Plants
“Spillenkothen, R. W.”,AN,51,1st Lieutenant
“Stanbridge, B.”,AN,57,Line
“Stark, J. C.”,AMS3,37,Crew 12
“Stevens, P. W.”,AX3,43,Training
“Stewart, J. M.”,AE3,29,Crew 8
“Stith, R. E.”,TD3,79,Training Room
“Stocam, J. F.”,AO3,68,Weapons
“Stotler, R. H.”,ADR3,23,Crew 5
“Stratton, R. C.”,ADR2,37,Crew 12
“Sullivan, P. N.”,AO2,31,Crew 9
“Tanner, C. B.”,AN,42,Tactical
“Taylor, D. E.”,AA,55,Maintenance Control
“Thompson, W. M.”,CS1,80,Galley
“Townsend, W. B.”,ADR2,66,Power Plants
“Traband, J. P.”,AMS3,58,Airframes
“Triplet, J. O.”,AN,66,Power Plants
“Tripp, W. L.”,AA,57,Line
“Trujillo, J. S.”,AE3,14,Crew 1
“Tully, M. L.”,SN,50,Education & Legal
“Underhill, R. H.”,SA,51,1st Lieutenant
“Valdez, D. R.”,AN,61,Avionics / Weapons
“VanDyke, A. H.”,AE3,37,Crew 12
“Villanueva, M. E.”,DK2,52,TAD Disbursing
“Vine, T. A.”,ATR3,20,Crew 4
“Waite, R. S.”,ADR3,66,Power Plants
“Walker, J. W.”,AMS2,24,Crew 6
“Warner, K. L.”,ADR3,66,Power Plants
“Weller, R. J.”,ADRAN,66,Power Plants
“Whitaker, G. P.”,ADR3,67,Power Plants
“Whitlock, P. F.”,ATN3,24,Crew 6
“Whitt, G. H.”,AE3,34,Crew 11
“Wilkinson, P.”,AX2,24,Crew 6
“Willey, W. G.”,ADJ3,66,Power Plants
“Williams, F. M.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Williams, W. A.”,AA,62,Electronics
“Wolfe, G. S. “,AT2,40,Communications
“Womack, B. L.”,AK2,64,Material Control
“Woodman, J. R.”,ADJ2,66,Power Plants
“Worrick, D. L.”,ADR2,”64, 67″,Material Control Power Plants
“Wright, D. L.”,ADR3,67,Power Plants
“Wright, W. M.”,SA,85,Cruise Book Staff
“Young, J. W.”,AMSAN,57,Line
“Zebick, H. E.”,AT1,62,Electronics
“Zimmer, N. R.”,AN,67,Power Plants
“Zonkel, J. P.”,AO2,37,Crew 12
[/table]

1961 VP-4 Squadron Roster

VP-4 SQUADRON ROSTER FOR 1961

[table caption=”Commanding Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Constance, W.E.”,CDR,”6,40″,C. O. Apr 1960 – May 1961
“Edmonds, Leroy S.”,CDR,”8,30″,X. O. – C. O. May 1961 – Apr 1962
[/table]

[table caption=”Officers” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Adams, B.R.”,LTJG,”13, 34″,Crew 5 PP2P
“Allen, R.J.”,LT,”20, 34″,”Crew 5 PPC, Planning”
“Arner, W.S.”,LTJG,”18, 37″,”Crew 8 PP3P, Legal”
“Beesley, H.L.”,LCDR,”11, 37″,”Crew 8 PPC, ASW”
“Boatright, J.R.”,LTJG,”20, 41″,”Crew 12 PP3P, QC”
Booher,LTJG,12,Asst Spec Weapons
“Bowles, H.A.”,LTJG,”26, 40″,”Crew 11 PP2P, Line”
“Brady, C.G.”,LCDR,”12, 31″,”Crew 2 PPC, Safety”
“Breckon, R.L.”,LT,”13, 32″,”Crew 3 PPC, Comm Off.”
“Busch, K.L.”,LTJG,”12, 38″,”Crew 9 AV, ECM”
“Carpenter, E.C.”,LCDR,”20, 36″,”Crew 7 PPC, Asst Maint”
“Cloud, B.L.”,LT,”16, 33″,”Crew 4 PP2P, Asst Admin”
“Colburn, F.F.”,LT,”13, 31″,”Crew 2 PPC, Asst Comm”
“Culbertson, W.J.”,LTJG,”13, 25, 33, 41″,”Crew 4 PPC, Power Plants”
“Davidson, J.M.”,LTJG,”24, 35″,”Crew 6 PPC, Avionics”
“Dudley, S.F.”,LCDR,”16, 39″,”Crew 10 PPC, Admin”
“Fleenor, J.G.”,LTJG,”21, 29″,Material
“Gallaher, E.J.”,LTJG,”14, 15, 30″,”Crew 1 NAV, AIO”
“Gibbs, T.E.”,LCDR,”10, 35″,”Crew 6 PPC, Ops Off.”
“Gilpin, C.D.”,LCDR,”20, 38″,”Crew 9 PPC, Maint Off.”
“Grafel, L.H.”,ENS,”12, 33, 39″,”Crew 4 & 10 NAV, Asst NAV”
Gulla,LTJG,11,Reg Pubs
“Hagenlocker, R.H.”,LTJG,31,Crew 2 NAV
“Harvey, D.D.”,LTJG,”18, 35″,Crew 6 NAV
“Herman, R.W.”,LTJG,”12, 55, 95″,Ground Training
“Hoover, R.A.”,LCDR,”10, 33″,”Crew 4 PPC, Asst Ops Off”
“Hunt, R.H.”,LTJG,”11, 38″,”Crew 9 PPC, Schedules”
“Johnson, R.L.”,LTJG,”18, 19″,”Crew 8 PP2P, Education”
“Kessler, R.R.”,LTJG,”25, 39″,”Crew 10 PP2P, Power Plants”
“Kirkland, T.J.”,LT,17,Personnel
Konetchy,LTJG,21,
“Kuhn, J.P.”,LTJG,”12, 28, 30″,”Crew 1 PPC,Spec. Weapons”
“Lambden, J.D.”,LTJG,”14, 30, 40, 95″,”Crew 1 & 11 PPC, Asst AIO”
Lockhart,LT,17,Personnel
“Loveless, R.L.”,ENS,”18, 34″,”Crew 5 PP3P, Legal”
“Marsh, L.W.”,ENS,”11, 95″,Logs and Records
“Martz, J.G.”,ENS,”14, 15″,Asst AIO
McGillis,LT,15,Medical
“McVey, C.J.”,LTJG,33,Crew 4 PP3P
“Myers, D.F.”,LTJG,”12, 35″,”Crew 6 PPC, Ordnance”
“Nagle, E.W.”,ENS,”21, 26″,Asst Line
“Nedry, R.D.”,LTJG,”36, 84, 85″,Crew 7 PP2P
“Neff, H.R.”,LTJG,”20, 32″,”Crew 3 PP3P, Logs & Records”
“Nordhill, C.H.”,LTJG,”11, 41″,”Crew 12 PPC, Flight”
“Peeler, Jess”,CIV,12,Lockheed Rep
“Perron, D.R.”,LTJG,”23, 40″,”Crew 11 , AV Equipment”
“Porter, L.W.”,LTJG,”27, 95″,Electric
“Stanley, J.E.”,LTJG,”12, 37″,”Crew 8 NAV, Navigation”
“Surrett, J.B.”,LTJG,39,Crew 10 PPC
“Taylor, J.R.C.”,LTJG,”19, 32″,”Crew 3 PP2P, 1st Lieutenant”
“Thornsley, J.T.”,LT,”16, 36″,”Crew 7 NAV, Asst Admin”
“Wilber, J.D.”,LTJG,29,Material
“Woodley, R.P.”,LTJG,”11, 38″,”Crew 9 PP2P, Asst ASW”
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[table caption=”Chiefs” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Allen, R.W.”,ADRCA,33,Crew 4
“Blanchard, E.J”,ATC,24,Avionics
“Chance, A.B.”,AMCA,”22, 40″,”Crew 11, Airframes”
“Coates, D. G.”,CPO,21,Maintenance
“DeBaecke, C.I.”,ATCA,”24, 41″,”Crew 12, Avionics”
“Derosett, J.”,AOC,28,Ordnance
“Jackson, L.D.”,AMCA,”22, 83″,Airframes
“Jankowski, S.P.”,ADC,”11, 15″,Operations
“Kinkade, W.J.”,CPO,25,Power Plants
“Nelson, O.S.”,ATC,39,Crew 10
“Newhouse, R.F.”,ADC,25,Power Plants
“Salter, E.F.”,ATCS,”18, 19″,Education Office
“Smith, H.G.”,ADCS,19,1st Lieutenant
“Sullivan, T.F.”,AECS,27,Electric Shop
“Turgeon, Z.F.”,ADC,25,Power Plants
“Wendorf, M.L.”,ADC,25,Power Plants
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[table caption=”Enlisted” width=”500″
colwidth=”50|20|50|50″ colalign=”left|left|left|left”]
Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Allen, R.L.”,AE3,27,Electric Shop
“Anderson, T.J.”,AA,16,Admin
“Andruszkewicz, S.A”,ATSAN, ,”Crew 9, 3rd Tech, Avionics”
“Arredondo, A.G”,AT2,24,Avionics
“Austin, R.M.”,ADR2,”25, 32″,”Crew 3, Power Plants”
“Ayag, D.J.”,AN,”25, 35″,”Crew 6, Power Plants”
“Ball, J.R.”,AE1,27,Electric Shop
“Bartlett, I.D.”,AN,26,Line
“Beck, A.A.”,AT1,24,Avionics
“Berry, R.A.”,ATN2,”24, 32″,”Crew 3, Avionics”
“Betts, J.R.”,ATR3,”24, 39, 95″,”Crew 10, Avionics”
“Blehm, R.F.”,ATR3,”24, 33″,”Crew 4, Avionics”
“Bonnett, D.E.”,ATS3,”24, 41″,”Crew 12, Avionics”
“Bordelon, J.P.”,AN,28,Ordnance
“Borland, P.O.”,PR2,23,Aviation Equipment
“Bowden, N.”,AO3,”28, 35″,”Crew 6, Ordnance”
“Bracken, W.K.”,ATSAN,24,Avionics
“Brandtner, W.I.”,ATS3,24,Avionics
“Broussard, H.M.”,AN,”11, 15″,Operations
“Brush, M.A.”,ADR1,”25, 41″,”Crew 12, Power Plants”
“Burch, C.M.”,AE2,”27, 32″,”Crew 3, Electric Shop”
“Buzas, G.R.”,AE3,”27, 30″,”Crew 1, Electric Shop”
“Carpenter, K.M.”,AME1,”22, 30″,”Crew 1, Airframes”
“Carrier, G.K.”,YN3,”16, 19″,Admin
“Carroll, W.M.”,AE2,27,Electric Shop
“Christian, T.C.”,AN,”25, 33″,”Crew 4, Power Plants”
“Church, V.F.”,AK3,”28, 29″,Material
“Coe, R.H.”,AEAN,”27, 40″,”Crew 11, Electric Shop”
“Coffman, J.L.”,AE2,”27, 41″,”Crew 12, Electric Shop”
“Colby, M.F.”,AO2,”28, 39″,”Crew 10, Ordnance”
“Convery, G.J.”,AT2,24,Avionics
“Cooke, D.E.”,AN,”22, 33″,”Crew 4, Airframes”
“Cortright, M.B.”,AN,”25, 40, 84″,”Crew 11, Power Plants”
“Cortright, R.L.”,ADR3,”25, 36″,”Crew 7, Power Plants”
“Creech, T.W.”,ADR1,”25, 38″,”Crew 9, Power Plants”
“Crowl, J.B.”,PRAN,”22, 23″,Airframes
“Cummings, R.A.”,AOAN,”28, 34″,”Crew 5, Ordnance”
“Davies, R.D.”,AE3,”27, 36″,”Crew 7, Electric Shop”
“Davis, A.J.”,AT1,”24, 33″,”Crew 4, Avionics”
“Davis, D.E.”,AN,”17, 27″,Personnel
“Davis, G.D.”,AN,26,Line
“Dickerson, R.C.”,PR2,23,Aviation Equipment
“Dollison, W.R.”,ADR2,25,Power Plants
“Doyle, B.I.”,ADR2,”25, 34″,”Crew 5, Power Plants”
“Doyle, D.L.”,ATS3,37,Crew 8
“Dudek, R.A.”,AN,15,
“Eby, K.C.”,AO2,”28, 41″,”Crew 12, Ordnance”
“Eckel, J.P.”,ADR3,”25, 31″,”Crew 2, Power Plants”
“Egbert, J.C.”,YN1,16,Admin
“Eldridge, W.D.”,ADR2,25,Power Plants
“Engh, A.G.”,ADJ2,25,Power Plants
“Fields, D.W.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Flanigan, T.P.”,ATS3,”24, 40″,”Crew 11, Avionics”
“Ford, T.”,AN,”11, 15″,Operations
“Foster, W.H.”,AE2,”27, 39″,”Crew 10, Electric Shop”
“Foust, F.”,AN,”22, 37″,”Crew 8, Airframes”
“Franklin, D.L.”,ADR2,25,Power Plants
“Freeman, A.D.”,ADR3,”25, 41″,”Crew 12, Power Plants”
“Fritts, B.D.”,ADR2,25,Power Plants
“Garrett, A.W.”,AMH2,”22, 23″,Airframes
“Garrison, G.W.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Gildone, P.R.”,ATR3,”24, 41″,”Crew 12, Avionics”
“Gilmet, T.R.”,AE2,”16, 19″,Admin
Gleason,,13,Communications
“Goff, J.W.”,ADR3,”25, 40″,”Crew 11, Power Plants”
“Gordley, L.C.”,ATR3,”24, 34″,”Crew 5, Avionics”
“Gray, K.I.”,ADR2,”25, 39″,”Crew 10, Power Plants”
“Green, G.R.”,YNSN,19,
“Gustafson, M.L.”,AA,26,Line
“Hale, R.R.”,ADR3,”25, 39″,”Crew 10, Power Plants”
“Hall, B.C.”,AO3,28,Ordnance
“Ham, V.L.”,AA,26,Line
“Hanna, H.E.”,AO2,”28, 38″,”Crew 9, Ordnance”
“Harring, L.J.”,AN,26,Line
“Harrington, L.E.”,AN,15,
“Harris, J.B.”,AN,26,Line
“Harvey, H.R.”,AN,26,Line
“Hattis, R.I.”,AA,”25, 30″,”Crew 1, Power Plants”
“Hawkins, J.W.”,ADR2,”25, 36″,”Crew 7, Power Plants”
“Hedger, W.A.”,SN,28,Ordnance
“Hessong, M.R.”,PRAN,”22, 23″,Airframes
“Heying, J.R.”,AOAN,”28, 37″,”Crew 8, Ordnance”
“Hickey, M.J.”,AN,26,Line
“Hicks, T.L.”,AMSAN,”22, 35″,”Crew 6, Airframes”
“Hollander, M.E.”,AE2,33,Crew 4
“Howard, D.E.”,AN,”27, 34″,”Crew 5, Electric Shop”
“Hoy, W.A.”,AO3,”14, 15″,AIO
“Johnson, T.E.”,AN,”28, 36″,”Crew 7, Ordnance”
“Jones, R.D.”,PN1,”17, 19″,Personnel
“Joslin, W.S.”,AMH2,31,Crew 2
Keffer,,21,
“Knox, W.R.”,ADR3,26,Line
“Kofmehl, R.J.”,ATR3,”24, 30″,”Crew 1, Avionics”
“Kreutzer, R.L.”,ATN3,”24, 36″,”Crew 7, Avionics”
“Lakey, A.G.”,AN,25,Power Plants
“Long, W.L.”,AT1,”24, 41″,”Crew 12, Avionics”
“Lovett, J.C.”,AE2,37,Crew 8
“Low, J.R.”,AT2,34,Crew 5
“Luce, C.H.”,AT1,”24, 36″,”Crew 7, Avionics”
“Madison, I.”,AMS3,”22, 41″,”Crew 12, Airframes”
“Maxwell, G.D.”,AN,”22, 38″,”Crew 9, Airframes”
“Maxwell, R.B.”,AN,”25, 38″,”Crew 9, Power Plants”
“McGill, J.W.”,AO2,”28, 30″,”Crew 1, Ordnance”
“McKee, S.L.”,SN,29,Material
“Michael, N.L.”,PO1,15,
“Mitchell, M.W.”,AT2,”24, 40″,”Crew 11, Avionics”
“Morgan, J.E.”,AE1,27,Electric Shop
“Mullins, M.T.”,AN,37,Crew 8
“Mullins, R.”,ADR2,”25, 30″,”Crew 1, Power Plants”
“Murray, A.D.”,AT2,”24, 32″,”Crew 3, Avionics”
“Myers, G.D.”,ATR3,”24, 30″,”Crew 1, Avionics”
“Neagles, R.V.”,ABH1,26,Line
“Norbida, S.M.”,TN,”17, 19″,Personnel
“Norman, J.E.”,AMS3,”22, 34″,Crew 5. Airframes
“Nye, D.E”,AN,15,AIO
“Obrecht, C.D.”,AN,28,Ordnance
“O’Quinn, L.R.”,PN3,19,
“Osborne, F.R.”,AO3,”28, 32″,”Crew 3, Ordnance”
“Overton, L.C.”,ATR3,”24, 35″,”Crew 6, Avionics”
“Parton, D.J.”,AT2,31,Crew 2
“Paschal, H.”,AT2,”24, 32″,”Crew 3, Avionics”
“Peterson, H.L.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Pettibone, W.J.”,AMS3,22,Airframes
“Philpot, W.”,ATR3,”24, 40″,”Crew 11, Avionics”
“Ponamsky, C.D.”,AN,22,Airframes
“Prickett, G.T.”,AE1,27,Electric Shop
Ray,,17,Personnel
“Reece, M.L.”,AO3,31,Crew 2
“Reeder, A.G.”,AT1,”24, 38″,”Crew 9, Avionics”
“Reynolds, B.B.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Reynolds, P.R.”,AN,”22, 32″,”Crew 3, Airframes”
“Rice, R.G.”,AA,15,
“Richard, P.J.”,AA,26,Line
“Richardson, N.”,AO2,”28, 33″,”Crew 4, Ordnance”
Riddell W.E.,ATR3,”13, 15″,Communications
“Rose, E.J.”,AT1,”24, 30″,”Crew 1, Avionics”
“Russell, C.W.”,AN,25,Power Plants
“Sargent, N.N.”,ADR2,25,Power Plants
“Schaeffer, T.E.”,AMS1,22,Airframes
“Schnitker, H.C.”,AMH1,22,Airframes
“Schreffler, F.J.”,ATR3,”24, 38″,”Crew 9, Avionics”
“Scott, L.G.”,AA,28,Ordnance
“Sheffer, J.V.”,AA,28,Ordnance
“Sheffield, D.R.”,AA,28,Ordnance
“Shofstall, C.E.”,ADR1,25,Power Plants
“Smith, J.B.”,AA,26,Line
“Spector, S.H.”,AEAN,”18, 19″,Education
“Stegall, J.H.”,ADR3,34,Crew 5
“Stephens, T.M.”,ATAN,34,Crew 5
“Stewart, J.E.”,ATRAN,24,Avionics
“Talley, J.F.”,AN,”14, 15″,AIO
“Thomas, R.C.”,AT1,37,Crew 8
“Thorsett, L.L.”,AE3,27,Electric Shop
“Tuchtenhagen, B.L.”,AT2,31,Crew 2
“Vollmer, J.A.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Ward, R.A.”,AD1,21,
“Wasmer, R.E.”,PH2,15,
“Weimer, R.W.”,AE1,38,Crew 9
“Welch, L.W.”,ADR1,31,Crew 2
“Whitwell, E.E.”,AMH3,39,Crew 10
“Wiezycki, T.H.”,ATR3,”24, 38″,”Crew 9, Avionics”
“Wilber, R.H.”,AO1,28,Ordnance
“Williamson, K.”,AE2,27,Electric Shop
“Winslow, K.W.”,ATR3,”24, 35″,”Crew 6, Avionics”
“Womack, B.L.”,AK2,”28, 29″,Material
“Woodman, J.R.”,ADR3,25,Power Plants
“Wynn, W.”,AN,28,Ordnance
“Young, G.L.”,AD1,40,Crew 11
“Zafran, R.”,ATR3,36,Crew 7
“Zartman, J.V.”,ATR3,24,Avionics
“Zonkel, J.P.”,AOAN,28,Ordnance
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1959 – 1960 VP-4 Squadron Roster

VP-4 SQUADRON ROSTER FOR 1959-60

[table caption=”Commanding Officers” width=”500″
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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Donnelly, Grant L.”,CDR,”6, 12″,C.O. Apr 1959 – Apr 1960
“Constance, Walter E.”,CDR,”7, 32″,X.O. – C.O. Apr 1960 – May 1961
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[table caption=”Officers” width=”500″

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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Allen, R.J.”,LT,18,Crew 4
“Anderson, E.K.”,LTJG,”32, 61″,Asst Admin – Crew 11
“Beesley, H.L.”,LT,26,Crew 8
“Bentley, J.D.”,LTJG,”14, 64″,Education Off – Crew 2
“Bowling, K.R.”,LTJG,”14, 74″,Comm Off – Crew 2
“Brady, C.G.”,LCDR,”14, 76″,Safety Off – Crew 2
“Breckon, R.L.”,LTJG,”16, 78″,Records & Reports – Crew 3
“Buck, E.R.”,WO,”88, 89″,Avionics Off
“Busch, K.L.”,ENS,”70, 73″,Asst ECM
“Carpenter, E.C.”,LCDR,”16, 69″,Flight Off – Crew 3
“Cashman, J.M.”,LTJG,”26, 73″,ECM Off – Crew 8
“Chaires, C.A.”,LTJG,”32, 70″,Logs & Records – Crew 11
“Colburn, F.F.”,LTJG,30,Crew 10
“Culbertson, W.J.”,LTJG,”32, 74″,Asst Comm – Crew 11
“Dudley, S.F.”,LCDR,”30, 61″,Admin Off – Crew 10
“Dunmire,”,LTJG,20,Crew 5
“Fassula, R.F.”,LT,”24, 79″,Planning Off – Crew 7
“Ferkin, D.J.”,LTJG,”24, 70, 116″,Schedules Off – Crew 7
“Fleenor, J.G.”,ENS,79,Asst Planning Off
“Ford, G.R.”,LTJG,”18, 71″,Special Weapons – Crew 4
“Gallaher, E.J.”,ENS,”24, 72″,Crew 7
“Garretson, A.S.”,LTJG,79,
“Gibbs, T.E.”,LCDR,”22, 69″,Asst Ops – Crew 6
“Giles, J.K.”,Capt USAF,”34, 70″,Training Off – Crew 12
“Gilpin, C.D.”,LCDR,”20, 78″,Quality Control – Crew 5
“Hagenlocker, R.H.”,ENS,80,Power Plants Off
“Harvey, D.D.”,LTJG,”18, 75″,Asst Nav – Crew 4
“Herman, R.W.”,LTJG,71,Asst Training
“Hoover, R.A.”,LCDR,”24, 78″,Maintenance Off – Crew 7
“Hunt, R.H.”,LTJG,”20, 74″,Asst Comm – Crew 5
“Ingerton, R.R.”,LTJG,”28, 75″,Navigation Off – Crew 9
Ketchem. W.H,LTJG,22,Crew 6
“Kirkland, T.J.”,LTJG,”16, 86″,Material Off – Crew 3
“Kraper, W.H.”,LTJG,”12, 95″,Armament Off – Crew 1
“Kuhn, J.P.”,LTJG,”12, 71″,Survival – Crew 1
“Myers, D.F.”,LTJG,”22, 83″,Aviation Equipment Off – Crew 6
“Nedry, R.D.”,LTJG,”26, 86″,Asst Material – Crew 8
“Newman, C.W.”,LTJG,63,Asst Personnel
“Nordhill, C.H.”,LT,”34, 63″,Personnel Off – Crew 12
“Oates, B.”,WO,”88, 89″,Asst Avionics
“Olds, C.A.”,LCDR,”16, 69″,ASW Off – Crew 3
“Ragen, J.C.”,LTJG,”14, 65″,First Lieutenant – Crew 2
“Riley, C.E.”,LTJG,”34, 61″,Asst Admin – Crew 12
“Roberts, G.W.”,LTJG,”20, 78″,Logs & Publications – Crew 5
“Roll, W.D.”,LCDR,”34, 69″,Operations Off – Crew 12
“Seipp, R.M”,LT,”28, 79, 84″,Maintenance – Crew 9
“Southall, C.M”,LT,”30, 84″,Line Off – Crew 10
“Stormo, A.C.”,LT,76,Flight Surgeon
“Strole, D.S.”,LTJG,”30, 72″,AIO Off – Crew 10
“Surrett, J.B.”,LTJG,”28, 84″,Asst Hangar Off – Crew 9
“Taylor, J.R.”,LTJG,87,Material
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[table caption=”Chiefs” width=”500″

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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Barfield, C.B.”,ATC,”64, 89″,Avionics
“Blanchard, E.J.”,ATC,64,
“Debaecke, C.I.”,ATCA,”21, 89″,Avionics – Crew 5
“Derosett, J.”,AOC,95,Armament
“Donovan, V.J.”,ADC,69,
“Foster, A.W.”,AMCA,93,Airframes
“Hamel, A.A.”,ADCS,”79, 82″,
“Hitchcock, H.R.”,ATC,89,Avionics
“Jackson, L.L.”,AMCA,94,Airframes
“Meyers, A.S.”,ADCS,92,
“Myers, A.S.”,ADCS,81,Power Plants
“Rowley, W.J.”,ADC,85,Line & Hangar
“Salter, E.F.”,ATCS,”88, 89″,Avionics
“Scavlan, L.J.”,ATCA,88,Avionics
“Sexton, P.C.”,AMCA,93,Airframes
“Smith, H.G.”,ADCS,65,Leading Chief
“Starren, Q.T.”,ADCS,79,Maintenance
“Sullivan, T.F.”,AECS,92,Electric
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[table caption=”Enlisted” width=”500″

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Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
“Adams, D.”,AO1,”12, 13, 96″,Armament – Crew 1
“Alcazar, V.B.”,TN,66,Coffee Mess
“Allen, R.L.”,AEAN,”28, 29″,Crew 9
“Andreas, T.R.”,AB1,65,
“Arredondo, A.G.”,AT2,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Ball, J.R.”,AE1,”27, 92″,Electric – Crew 8
“Barker, M.W.”,AN,72,
“Barrett, C.W.”,ATAN,”16, 25″,Crew 7
“Beck, A.A.”,AT1,”27, 89″,Avionics – Crew 8
“Bedard, R.R.”,AT3,”12, 13″,Crew 1
“Beers, R.D.”,ATNAN,”18, 19, 24, 90″,Avionics – Crew 4
“Beno, A.S.”,AD2,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Berry, K.E.”,SN,62,
“Bierdman, L.”,AD3,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Bishop, A.J.”,ATRAN,90,Avionics
“Boggs, R.H.”,AT2,”14, 15″,Crew 2
“Bolick, V.T.”,ATN3,91,Avionics
“Bonnett, D.B.”,ATSAN,”26, 27, 85″,Line & Hangar – Crew 8
“Boren, R.S.”,PR3,83,Aviation Equipment
“Bowden, N. Jr.”,AO3,”21, 95″,Armament – Crew 5
“Bowen, L.S.”,AN,92,Electric
“Bradford, R.H.”,ATR3,”22, 23, 90″,Avionics – Crew 6
“Brush, M.A.”,AD1,”80, 81″,Power Plants
“Byrne, R.C.”,AD1,”31, 33, 91″,Avionics – Crew 11
“Cartand, G.R.”,ATSAN,91,Avionics
“Clark, W.H.”,AA,64,
“Claydon, H.E.”,AD1,”22, 23″,Crew 6
“Coffman, J.L.”,AE2,”34, 35, 92″,Electric – Crew 12
“Colby, M.F. Jr.”,AO2,”28, 29, 95″,Armament – Crew 9
“Conness, R.D.”,AR,65,
“Convery, G.J.”,AT2,”17, 20″,Crew 3 – Crew 5
Cook,,90,Avionics
“Cortright, R.L.”,AD3,”20, 21″,Crew 5
“Creech, T.W.”,AD1,”20, 21″,Crew 5
“Curran, J.P.”,SA,85,Line & Hangar
“Cush, D.M.”,ATN3,”16, 17″,Crew 3
“Dabson,”,AE1,25,Crew 7
“Davidson, M.O.”,AT3,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Davies, R.D.”,AEIAN,92,Electric
“Davis, J.B.”,ATS3,”28, 29, 91″,Avionics – Crew 9
“Day, W.H.”,AM3,”26, 27″,Crew 8
“Dean, E.B.”,AT3,”20, 21″,Crew 5
“Dickerson, R.C.”,PR2,83,Aviation Equipment
“Dickie, T.H.”,AN,85,Line & Hangar
“Dollison, W.R.”,ADR3,”80, 82″,Power Plants
“Doyle, B.L.”,AD2,”24, 25″,Crew 7
“Dudek, S.A.”,AA,74,
“Dunn, S.L.”,ATN3,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Dunnivant, J.W.”,AT3,91,Avionics
“Eby, K.C.”,AO2,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Eckel, J.P.”,AN,62,
“Egbert, J.C.”,YN1,61,
“Elmore, H.W.”,AM1,”16, 94″,Airframes – Crew 3
“Englehart, J.S.”,AN,68,Duty Driver
“Fehlman, G.L.”,AT2,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Fields, G.L.”,AA,85,Line & Hangar
“Fritts, B.D.”,ADR3,”79, 81″,Power Plants
Garrisan,AN,80,Power Plants
“Garrison, J.R.”,AN,”86, 87″,Material
“Gillam, C.S.”,AN,”16, 94″,Airframes – Crew 3
“Gossell, H.P.”,AN,68,Duty Driver
“Gray, K.L.”,ADR3,81,Power Plants
“Hall, N.C. Jr.”,AO2,”14, 15, 95″,Armament – Crew 2
“Hanna, H.E.”,AO2,”16, 17, 96″,Armament – Crew 3
“Hanson, R.L.”,AM1,”14, 15, 94″,Airframes – Crew 2
“Hartline, F.L.”,ADR3,”14, 15″,Crew 2
“Haskins, B.J.”,AN,94,Airframes
“Hawkins, J.W.”,AD2,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Heimbuecher, B.F.”,AE1,”16, 17″,Crew 3
“Heminger, J.C.”,YN3,62,
Herndon,AD1,80,Power Plants
“Hicks, R.L.”,ADR3,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Higgens, M.A.”,AN,96,Armament
“Hill, D.G.”,ATS3,”30, 31, 62″,Crew 10
“Hill, D.L.”,ATS3,91,Avionics
“Hochberger, D.L.”,ATS3,”22, 23, 90″,Avionics – Crew 6
“Hopper, L.E.”,AT2,”20, 21″,Crew 5
“Huber, G.P.”,AT2,”34, 35, 67″,Duty Office – Crew 12
“Hunt, K.L.”,AN,”86, 87″,Material
Irwin,ADR3,80,Power Plants
“Jones, R.D.”,PN1,63,
“Kaplan, F.”,AT3,”12, 13″,Crew 1
“Karlowski, R.G.”,AA,”30, 31, 94″,Airframes – Crew 10
“Karnes, J.R.”,AN,”80, 82″,Power Plants
“Keith, S.R.”,AT2,”12, 13″,Crew 1
“Kendrck, L.E.”,AA,71,
“Kenyon, L.W.”,AM2,”12, 13″,Crew 1
“Key, G.L.”,AD2,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Killshek, S.J.”,AD2,82,Power Plants
“Knickerbocker, J.P.”,AN,86,Material
“Kofmeal, R.J.”,ATRAN,85,Line & Hangar
“Kosen, G.L.”,AD3,”26, 27″,Crew 8
“Land, D.K.”,ADJAN,62,
“Larson, L.J.”,AT2,”32, 33″,Crew 11
Lee,AN,17,Crew 3
“Lee, N.F.”,AD2,”28, 29″,Crew 9
“Levan, J.L.”,AT2,”26, 27, 90″,Avionics – Crew 8
“Lientz, F.J.”,AM3,”34, 94″,Airframes – Crew 12
“Lindsey, W.M.”,ATNAN,79,
“Long, W.L.”,AT1,”24, 25″,Crew 7
“Lovett, J.C.”,AEMAN,”33, 92″,Electric – Crew 11
“Low, J.R.”,ATS3,”24, 25, 89, 90, 91″,Avionics – Crew 7
“Luce, C.H.”,AT1,”22, 23″,Crew 6
“Manglicmot, S.”,TN,66,Coffee Mess
“Mann, T.P.”,AM1,”22, 23″,Crew 6
“Matheny, L.R.”,SN,71,
“Maxwell, G.D.”,AA,64,
“McCoy, F.H.”,ADR3,”22, 23″,Crew 6
“McGill, J.W.”,AO2,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Michael, N.L.”,HM1,76,
Milligan,AD2,80,Power Plants
“Minton, S.T.”,AT3,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Mitchell, B.B.”,AA,68,Duty Driver
“Mitchell, M.W.”,AT2,”32, 33″,Crew 11
“Moore, F.M.”,AN,74,
“Moore, R.C.”,AT1,”16, 17″,Crew 3
“Morgan, J.E.”,AE1,92,Electric
“Muehsam, F. J.”,ATAN,”14, 15, 90″,Avionics – Crew 2
“Mullens, R.”,AD2,”24, 25″,Crew 7
“Murray, A.D. Jr.”,AT2,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Nanny, G.L.”,PNA3,63,
“Needham, M.K.”,AN,87,Material
“Newhouse, R.F.”,AD1,”16, 17″,Crew 3
“Norman, J.G.”,AMAN,”20, 21″,Crew 5
“Obrect, C.D.”,AA,66,Coffee Mess
“Osborne, F.R.”,AO3,96,Armament
“Parton, D.J.”,ATN3,”12, 13, 91″,Avionics – Crew 1
“Peoples, R.M.”,ADR3,”16, 17″,Crew 3
“Petters, J.J.”,AN,85,Line & Hangar
“Phillips, H.D.”,AMS3,85,Line & Hangar
“Plog, L.F.”,AA,75,
“Poafpybitty, K.G.”,AA,85,Line & Hangar
“Przyblo, A.F.”,AO1,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Quin, G.M.”,ATR3,90,Avionics
“Quinn, F.M.”,ATR3,88,Avionics
“Quintero, A. Jr.”,ATRAN,90,Avionics
“Reed, C.W.”,AN,66,Coffee Mess
“Reeder, A.G.”,AT1,”14, 15″,Crew 2
“Rench, J.R.”,AN,92,Electric
“Rentfrow, H.R.”,AT3,”22, 23, 91″,Avionics – Crew 6
Reynolds,ADR3,80,Power Plants
“Riddell, W.E.”,ATAN,91,Avionics
“Rios, D.A.”,AD1,67,Duty Office
“Robinson, J.F.”,AD2,”12, 13, 81″,Power Plants – Crew 1
“Robles, F.”,AE2,”30, 31″,Crew 10
“Rose, B.J.”,AN,”80, 81, 82″,Power Plants
“Rose, E.J.”,AT2,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Rose, J.R.”,ADJ3,80,Power Plants
“Sanders, F.G.”,AO2,”32, 33, 96″,Armament – Crew 11
“Sargent, N.N.”,AD2,”80, 82″,Power Plants
“Schnitker, H.C.”,AM1,67,Duty Office
“Schwen, C.A.”,ATAN,”28, 29, 89″,Avionics – Crew 9
“Scott, J.A.”,AN,74,Comm
“Scott, W.T.”,AMS2,”28, 29, 93″,Airframes – Crew 9
“Seagle, G.P.”,AMS3,85,Line & Hangar
“Sharp, G.W.”,AN,68,Duty Driver
“Shoemake, J.G.”,AMS2,94,Airframes
“Shofstall, C.E.”,AD2,80,Power Plants
“Slankard, J.K.”,AA,85,Line & Hangar
“Smith, T.J.”,AT1,”28, 29, 90″,Avionics – Crew 9
“Srodin, M.L.”,AN,83,Aviation Equipment
“Stagner, R.M.”,AD2,”26, 27″,Crew 8
“Stewart, R.A.”,AK1,87,Material
“Stirrup, J.C.”,AD1,”80, 82″,Power Plants
“Sutton, W.E. Jr.”,SN,83,Power Plants
“Swart, J.F.”,AO3,”26, 27, 95, 96″,Armament – Crew 8
“Tappan, G.R.”,AD2,”32, 33, 81″,Power Plants – Crew 11
“Tensmeyer, R.D.”,AA,72,AIO
“Thomas, G.G.”,YNT3,63,
“Thomas, R.C.”,AT1,”32, 33″,Crew 11
“Toby, R.S.”,AD3,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Tuchtenhagen, B.L.”,AT2,”14, 15, 89″,Avionics – Crew 2
“Tucker, J.L.”,AO2,”24, 25, 96″,Armament – Crew 7
“Turgeon, Z.F.”,AD1,82,Power Plants
“Vaughn, J.D.”,ATSAN,73,
“Waechter, M.W.”,AN,85,Line & Hangar
“Walters, L.E.”,AD3,”12, 13″,Crew 1
“Ward, R.A.”,AD1,82,Power Plants
“Wasmer, R.E.”,PH2,129,
“Weimer, R.W.”,AE2,20,Crew 5
“Welch, L.W.”,AD2,”14, 15″,Crew 2
“Wells, L.F.”,AD1,”28, 29″,Crew 9
“West, C.D.”,AMS3,94,Airframes
“Wilber, R.H.”,AO1,”22, 23, 96″,Armament – Crew 6
“Williams, J.H.”,PR1,83,Aviation Equipment
“Wilson, W.W.”,AM3,”32, 33″,Crew 11
“Worthington, B.H.”,AT2,67,Duty Office
“Young, M.E.”,AM3,”24, 25″,Crew 7
“Young, S.R.”,AT3,”34, 35″,Crew 12
“Zafran, R.”,ATRAN,90,Avionics
“Zampko, H.”,AEMAN,”21, 92″,Electric – Crew 5
“Zandofsky, M.L.”,SA,”18, 19″,Crew 4
“Zartman, J.V.”,ATRAN,90,Avionics
[/table]

1958 VP-4 Squadron Roster

VP-4 Squadron Roster for 1958

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No,Name,Rank,Photos on Page(s),Position
,Commanding Officers,,,
1,”Clute, George S.”, CDR, 4, CO Apr 1957 – Apr 1958
2,”Griber, Peter A. M.”, CDR,” 3, 4″, CO Apr 1958 – Apr 1959
3,”Troendle, William B.”, CDR,”5, 64″, XO Apr 1958 – Apr 1959
,Officers,,,
4,”Anderson, E. K.”,LTJG,”48, 49, 73″,Crew 3 Schedules
5,”Armitage, M. J.”,LTJG,94,Asst Air Frames
6,”Bechtel, C. E.”,LTJG,74,Air Intelligence
7,”Bennett, D. C.”,LTJG,”52, 56, 100″,”Crew 5, 7 1st LT”
8,”Bowling, K. R.”,ENS,98,Personnel
9,”Breckon, R. L.”,ENS,”66, 77″,Crew 12 Navigation
10,”Buck, E. R.”,WO,”49, 89″,Crew 3 Electronics
11,”Calhoun, R. P.”,LTJG,”50, 51, 104″,Crew 4 Asst Gunnery
12,”Cashman, J. M.”,ENS,”66, 78″,Crew 12 Aviation Equipment
13,”Chairs, C. A.”,ENS,96,Asst Admin
14,”Conover, F. K.”,LTJG,”50, 51, 99″,Crew 4 Education
15,”Donnelly, G. L.”,LCDR,”46, 71″,Crew 2 Operations Off
16,”Dunmire, R. D.”,LTJG,”44, 72, 104″,Crew 1 Ops Special Weapons
17,”Ferkin, D. J.”,LTJG,102,Material
18,”Franklin, J. D.”,LTJG,”56, 96″,Crew 7 Asst Admin
19,”Garretson, A. S.”,LTJG,”52, 85″,Crew 5 Asst Power Plants
20,”Gremp, R. K.”,LTJG,”56, 99″,Crew 7 Education
21,”Hawkins, H. L.”,LTJG,”66, 74″,Crew 12 Aerial Mine Warfare
22,”Hays, J. F.”,LT,”52, 72, 78″,Crew 5 Ops Ground Training
23,”Healy, M. T.”,LTJG,77,Navigation
24,”Hetlinger, J. D.”,LTJG,”46, 76″,Crew 2 Communications
25,”Ingerton, R. R.”,ENS,”62, 80″,Crew 10 Line Operations
26,”Jones, S. W.”,LTJG,”64, 77″,Crew 11 Navigation
27,”Ketchum, W. H.”,LTJG,”54, 72, 103″,Crew 6 Ops Asst Material
28,”Koepernik, J. W.”,LTJG,”54, 75″,Crew 6 ECM
29,”Kraper, W. H.”,ENS,”46, 100″,Crew 2 Asst 1st LT
30,”Lones, J. J.”,LTJG,”44, 103″,Crew 1 Allotment Control
31,”Marovich, M.”,LTJG,”48, 85″,Crew 3 Asst Power Plants
32,”Mayo, E. M.”,LTJG,”54, 74″,Crew 6 Air Intelligence
33,”McCormack, W. E.”,LT,”44, 82″,Crew 1 Asst Maintenance Off
34,”Miles, L. G.”,LTJG,”54, 76″,Crew 6 Registered Pubs
35,”Miller, E. E.”,LTJG,60,Crew 9
36,”Mosely, M. A.”,LCDR,”52, 82″,Crew 5 Maintenance Off
37,O’Shaughnessy,LT,51,Crew 4
38,”Olds, C. A.”,LCDR,104,Gunnery
39,”Pendell, C. R.”,LT,”58, 72″,Crew 8 Flight
40,”Peterson, D. V.”,LT,”62, 71″,Crew 10 ASW
41,”Price, H. E.”,LTJG,”48, 74″,Crew 3 Weight & Balance
42,”Prochazka, H. R.”,LTJG,”48, 75″,Crew 3 Weight & Balance
43,”Richardson, J. P.”,LT,”56, 71″,Crew 7 Safety
44,”Roberts, G. W.”,LTJG,”58, 79″,Crew 8 Survival
45,”Roll, W. D.”,LCDR,”66, 96″,Crew 12 Administration
46,”Romine, W. E.”,LTJG,”50, 85″,Crew 4 Power Plants
47,”Schroeder, A. J.”,LTJG,”64, 76″,Crew 11 Asst Communications
48,”Seipp, R. M.”,LT,”56, 98″,Crew 7 Personnel
49,”Sills, M. D.”,LTJG,”60, 96″,Crew 9 Asst Admin
50,”Smith, Travis J.”,LTJG,49,Crew 3
51,”Southall, C. M.”,LTJG,”58, 96″,Crew 8 Asst Admin
52,”Spencer, L. L.”,LTJG,”48, 49, 83″,Crew 3 Logs & Records
53,”Sternquist, M. B.”,LTJG,”66, 99″,Crew 12 Per Diem
54,”Stormo, A.C.”,LT,78,Flight Surgeon
55,”Strole, D. S.”,ENS,74,Asst Air Intelligence
56,”Tedeschi, R. A.”,LTJG,”50, 51, 72″,Crew 4 Logs & Records
57,”Toney, J. S.”,LTJG,”60, 76″,Crew 9 Communications
58,”Wilson, E. K.”,LTJG,64,Crew 11
59,”Wilson, J. W.”,LTJG,”60, 89″,Crew 9 Electronics
60,”Winn, J. C.”,LTJG,”58, 94″,Crew 8 Air Frames
61,”Wylie, R. P.”,LTJG,”62, 83″,Crew 10 Asst Power Plants
,Chiefs,,,
62,”Barber, R. E.”,ADC,107,Staging Area
63,”Black, J. C.”,AOC,”73, 105″,Schedules Gunnery
64,”Blanchard, E. J.”,ARC,89,Electronics
65,”Bowerman, C. E.”,ADC,85,Power Plants
66,”Burnett, W. C.”,AEC,88,Electric Shop
67,”Derosett, J.”,AOC,”105, 106″,Gunnery
68,”Donovan, V. J.”,ADC,86,Power Plants
69,”Foster, C. E.”,AMC,94,Air Frames
70,”Grein, D. E.”,ATCA,”60,91″,Crew 9 Electronics
71,Handley,CPO,73,Schedules
72,”Kneiss, H. E.”,PNC,98,Personnel
73,Lyons,CPO,51,Crew 4
74,”McKee, D. F.”,AMC,”46, 94″,Crew 2 PC Air Frames
75,”Nay, F. E.”,ADC,84,Maintenance
76,”Oates, B. N.”,ATC,”89, 91″,Electronics
77,”Oxendine, W. T.”,ADC,44,Crew 1
78,”Parmley, L. N.”,ATC,”89, 90″,Electronics
79,”Phillips, J.”,ADC,84,Maintenance
80,”Poindexter, C.”,AOC,”98, 125″,Leading Chief
81,”Reed, D. F.”,ATCA,58,Crew 8
82,”Robinson, H. D.”,ADC,83,Maintenance
83,”Schimke, W. C.”,PRC,78,Aviation Equipment
84,”Scribner, R. L.”,BMC,101,1st LT
85,”Shaw, A. T.”,ADC,85,Power Plants
86,”Simpson, G. G.”,AEC,88,Electric Shop
87,”Skavlan, L. J”,ATCA,62,Crew 10
88,”Thompson, R. J.”,ATC,89,Electronics
,Enlisted,,,
89,”Abernathy, T. A.”,ADR3,107,Staging Area
90,”Adams, D.”,AD1,44,Crew 1
91,”Allen, D. S.”,AM3,”62, 94″,Crew 10 Air Frames
92,”Allen, H. V.”,ADR3,86,Power Plants
93,”Arrington, M. E.”,AEM2,64,Crew 11
94,”Arthur, C. D.”,AEM3,48,Crew 3
95,”Ashe, W. R.”,AOAN,”62, 105″,Crew 10 Gunnery
96,”Babcock, G. R.”,AD2,52,Crew 5
97,Bailey,SN,73,Schedules
98,”Ballew, M. E.”,AEM3,62,Crew 10
99,”Barmes, M. L.”,AT3,”62, 90, 93″,Crew 10 Electronics
100,”Beckley, D. L.”,ATSAN,89,Electronics
101,”Bellhorn, C. A.”,AN,99,Education
102,”Bentley, M. D.”,AE3,”46, 88″,Crew 2 Electric Shop
103,”Bernard, W. M. Jr.”,SN,98,Personnel
104,”Bevel, J. E.”,AOAN,105,Gunnery
105,”Bier, D. C.”,YN3,97,Admin
106,”Bondurant, K. D.”,AT1,”46, 92″,Crew 2 Electronics
107,”Bonnett, C. O.”,AN,81,Line Crew
108,”Bortle, P. W.”,AA,105,Gunnery
109,”Bouley, A. J.”,AK2,103,Material
110,”Broyles, I. L.”,AN,77,Navigations
111,”Bruno, R. J.”,AD3,85,Power Plants
112,”Buck, D. B.”,AN,76,Communications
113,”Buck, R. S.”,PR2,”78, 79″,Aviation Equipment
114,”Bute, N. R.”,ATAN,93,Electronics
115,”Butler, L. D.”,AE3,54,Crew 6
116,”Butorac, M. T.”,AB1,80,Line Crew
117,”Cagle, P. N.”,AN,101,1st LT
118,”Campbell, E. R.”,AEI3,88,Electric Shop
119,”Cantrall, R. W.”,PRSAN,”79, 87″,Aviation Equipment
120,”Carpenter, B. E.”,AE1,88,Electric Shop
121,”Carpenter, B. R.”,AN,”80, 81″,Line Crew
122,”Carr, H. A.”,AM1,94,Air Frames
123,”Carter, E.”,AN,80,Line Crew
124,”Carter, H. W.”,AN,99,Per Diem
125,”Cavanaugh, James M. P.”,AN,75,
126,”Chappell, H. W.”,AN,99,Per Diem
127,”Chaterdon, R. J.”,AN,80,Line Crew
128,”Chisholm, R. H.”,PRSAN,78,Aviation Equipment
129,”Claydon, H. E.”,AD1,”54, 87″,Crew 6 Power Plants
130,”Cleminson, R. A.”,SN,98,Personnel
131,”Cole, C. P.”,PRMAN,78,Aviation Equipment
132,”Collins, R. H.”,AN,”104, 105″,Gunnery
133,”Combs, J. C.”,AEM3,88,Electric Shop
134,”Consbruck, G. H.”,ADRAN,”86, 87″,Power Plants
135,”Cook, J. Y.”,AN,86,Power Plants
136,”Cook, M. E.”,ATN3,93,Electronics
137,”Corcoran, G. M.”,AN,103,Material
138,”Cross, H. W.”,YN1,97,Admin
139,”Cully, J. P.”,AO2,”48, 49″,Crew 3
140,”Dabson, H. L.”,AEAN,88,Electric Shop
141,”Dahlem, D. L.”,AMS2,95,Air Frames
142,”Day, J. A.”,AMHAN,95,Air Frames
143,”DeJesus, J. S.”,SN,78,Aviation Equipment
144,”Driesel, F. G.”,AN,”102, 1003″,Material
145,”Duncan, L. D.”,AN,75,Weight & Balance
146,”Duncan, T. E.”,AT2,”64, 92″,Crew 11 Electronics
147,”Emmons, A. H.”,AT1,”52, 90″,Crew 5 Electronics
148,”Ernest, D. K.”,AM2,54,Crew 6
149,”Fajarit, R. F.”,SK3,”102, 103″,Material
150,”Fee, C. A.”,AN,81,Line Crew
151,”Foley, J. J.”,AT2,64,Crew 11
152,”Forliti, J. R.”,ADR3,”54, 87″,Crew 6 Power Plants
153,”Forrester, J. A.”,AN,100,1st LT
154,”Frazier, J. C.”,AM1,”44, 94″,Crew 1 Air Frames
155,”Froyd, W. M.”,AN,81,Line Crew
156,”Galik, J. A.”,AD1,56,Crew 7
157,”Gaspervich, W.”,AT3,”54, 92″,Crew 6 Electronics
158,”Glass, C. H.”,AB3,101,1st LT
159,”Glass, J. J.”,AN,52,Crew 5
160,”Glines, W. L.”,ADR3,48,Crew 3
161,”Glover, J. W.”,AN,99,Education
162,”Golden, C. G.”,AN,78,Aviation Equipment
163,”Hall, P. W.”,AT2,”51, 56″,”Crew 4, Crew 7″
164,”Handley, T. M.”,AN,100,1st LT
165,Hansen,70,ASDO,
166,”Hansen, K. H.”,AEM3,88,Electric Shop
167,”Hanson, F. L.”,AN,95,Air Frames
168,”Harden, D. R.”,AT3,46,Crew 2
169,”Harder, J. E.”,AN,101,1st LT
170,”Harder, K. A.”,AN,”81, 86″,Line Crew Power Plants
171,”Hargrove, R. M.”,AN,”80, 81″,
172,”Harris, J. T.”,AT3,”64, 91″,Crew 11 Electronics
173,”Hebbard, J. G.”,AN,95,Air Frames
174,”Herrera, P. M.”,AN,94,Air Frames
175,”Heyder, C. R.”,AT2,”48, 49, 93″,Crew 3 Electronics
176,”Hill, C. D.”,AM3,94,Air Frames
177,”Hill, H. L.”,AM3,97,Admin
178,”Holland, E. A.”,AT1,”66, 93″,Crew 12 Electronics
179,”Holmsten, L. W.”,AT2,66,Crew 12
180,”Holsey, J. N.”,AN,86,Power Plants
181,”Hudson, H. W.”,AT3,58,Crew 8
182,”Ingraham, P. J.”,AN,106,Gunnery
183,Isaacson,49,Crew 3,
184,”Jacobs, C. S.”,AT3,”90, 91″,Electronics
185,”Jensen, Eugene B.”,PHA3,125,Photo Lab
186,”Johnson, B. J.”,AMSAN,95,Air Frames
187,”Johnston, R. R.”,AE2,”52, 88″,Crew 5 Electric Shop
188,”Jurss, D. W.”,AT3,”50, 51, 90″,Crew 4 Electronics
189,”Karsten, L. R.”,ATR3,91,Electronics
190,”Kearn, M. G.”,AN,73,Schedules
191,”Kerins, W.”,AM1,64,Crew 11
192,”Key, G. I.”,AD2,58,Crew 8
193,”King, J. A.”,AT3,”58, 91″,Crew 8 Electronics
194,”Kittle, E. E.”,AD3,”86, 87″,Power Plants
195,”Kosiba, R.”,AT2,44,Crew 1
196,”Kott, Earl N.”,PH2,125,Photo Lab
197,”Kruger, D. R.”,AT2,52,Crew 5
198,”Largo, E. N.”,AD3,”66, 86″,Crew 12 Power Plants
199,”Leintz, F. J.”,AN,95,Air Frames
200,”Lester, L. N.”,AT1,”50, 51, 91″,Crew 4 Electronics
201,”Lewis, E. L.”,AD3,86,Power Plants
202,”Lutes, R. M.”,AT2,”49, 91″,Crew 3 Electronics
203,”Lyke, J. R.”,AD3,83,Maintenance
204,”Maham, M. L.”,AT3,”66, 91″,Crew 12 Electronics
205,”Maki, W. E.”,AO1,”46, 47, 105, 106″,Crew 2 Ord Gunnery
206,”Martin, H. C.”,AN,103,Material
207,”Martindale, R. M.”,AEM3,66,Crew 12
208,”Maynes, A. B.”,AN,”80, 81″,Line Crew
209,”McClendon, J. A.”,AN,76,Communications
210,”McMannamy, J. K.”,AD2,52,Crew 5
211,”McPherson, C. K.”,AN,87,Power Plants
212,”McVinnie, J. L.”,AOAN,106,Gunnery
213,”Melton, N. W.”,AN,76,Communications
214,”Mikell, B. M.”,AN,78,Aviation Equipment
215,”Milauckas, J. W.”,AE3,”44, 86″,Crew 1
216,”Miles, E. R.”,ADAN,85,Power Plants
217,”Miller, D. C.”,AT2,50,Crew 4
218,”Miller, R. J.”,AD3,44,Crew 1
219,”Montano, L. F.”,AO3,”66, 106″,Crew 12 Gunnery
220,”Moore, R. E.”,AD2,”64, 87″,Crew 11 Power Plants
221,”Morris, J. A.”,AMSAN,95,Air Frames
222,”Morrisett, V. B.”,SN,97,Admin
223,”Mullins, R. N.”,AD2,85,Power Plants
224,”Munroe, D. A.”,ADR3,”58, 86″,Crew 8 Power Plants
225,”Murray, E. F.”,AMSAN,”94, 95″,Air Frames
226,”Neavear, E. D.”,AM2,95,Air Frames
227,”Nelson, D. A.”,AD3,”64, 86″,Crew 11 Power Plants
228,”Nerbonne, L. T. Jr.”,ATAN,92,Electronics
229,”Nichols, R. L.”,ATAN,”44, 92″,Crew 1 Electronics
230,”Osborne, T. E.”,AN,97,Admin
231,”Page, N. R.”,AN,106,Gunnery
232,”Patten, F. J.”,AM1,50,Crew 4
233,”Pendarvis, P. R.”,AO3,106,Gunnery
234,”Perdue, D. C.”,AN,75,ECM
235,”Peterson, D. A.”,ATAN,”56, 92″,Crew 7 Electronics
236,”Piction, B. K.”,AKAN,103,Material
237,”Pipes, E. J.”,AO3,107,Staging Area
238,”Poole, J. L.”,AN,94,Air Frames
239,”Potter, W. E.”,AMS3,95,Air Frames
240,”Prather, T. G.”,AMS3,95,Air Frames
241,”Prendel, R.”,AN,81,Line Crew
242,”Price, D. C.”,AMSAN,94,Air Frames
243,”Price, H. W.”,AEM3,”58, 88″,Crew 8 Electric Shop
244,”Pruitt, L. A.”,AD1,85,Power Plants
245,”Puckett, J. B.”,AN,86,Power Plants
246,”Redd, W. N.”,AD2,”85, 86″,Power Plants
247,Reynolds,AE1,70,ASDO
248,”Richardson, H. L.”,AN,106,Gunnery
249,”Richardson, J. A.”,AMSAN,94,Air Frames
250,”Roach, W. B.”,AD1,”62, 87″,Crew 10 Power Plants
251,”Robbins, G. D.”,AT2,”54, 90″,Crew 6 Electronics
252,”Roberts, J. R.”,AA,81,Line Crew
253,”Roberts, P. W.”,AD3,”50, 87″,Crew 4 Power Plants
254,”Robinson, J. E.”,AD2,”56, 87″,Crew 7 Power Plants
255,”Roseboom, R. E.”,AEM3,88,Electric Shop
256,”Salik, W. F.”,AOAN,”105, 107″,Gunnery Staging Area
257,”Samora, I. F.”,AOAN,”54, 105″,Crew 6 Gunnery
258,Sanders,51,Crew 4,
259,”Sanders, F. C.”,AO2,64,Crew 11
260,”Sanders, P. G.”,AO2,”104, 105″,Gunnery
261,”Sarvis, J. O.”,AM3,48,Crew 3
262,”Sawyer, R. E.”,AT2,”48, 92″,Crew 3 Electronics
263,”Scott, H. J. Jr.”,AT3,”90, 92″,Electronics
264,”Scott, W. T.”,AM2,95,Air Frames
265,”Seiler, J. E.”,AM3,52,Crew 5
266,”Sell, J. R.”,AM3,103,Material
267,”Shamblen, R. P.”,AT2,93,Electronics
268,”Shanabarger, G. E.”,AM1,66,Crew 12
269,”Sheker, R. C.”,AT3,54,Crew 6
270,”Shofstall, C. E.”,AD2,87,Power Plants
271,”Slatter, R. W.”,AD3,85,Power Plants
272,”Spears, E. S.”,AT3,”46, 91″,Crew 2 Electronics
273,”Stagner, R. M.”,AD2,46,Crew 2
274,”Stewart, J. A.”,AN,”95, 101″,Air Frames 1st LT
275,”Stewart, P. A.”,AD2,46,Crew 2
276,”Stewart, R. A.”,AK1,102,Material
277,”Stout, B. R.”,AOAN,”51, 52″,”Crew 4, Crew 5″
278,”Strassman, R. J.”,AD3,83,Maintenance
279,”Sullivan, J. P.”,AMHAN,95,Air Frames
280,”Swalley, L. A.”,AN,”105, 106″,Gunnery
281,”Swart, J. F.”,AOAN,”105, 106″,Gunnery
282,”Telfair, I. N.”,SA,100,1st LT
283,”Thomas, W. J. Jr.”,PN3,98,Personnel
284,”Trotter, J. E.”,AN,81,Line Crew
285,”Vancil, R.”,AA,101,1st LT
286,”Varnum, L. J.”,AN,81,Line Crew
287,”Walker, T. D.”,AO3,50,Crew 4
288,”Ward, G. D.”,AEM3,107,Staging Area
289,”Wells, L. E.”,AD1,”66, 87″,Crew 12 Power Plants
290,”Welson, D. A.”,AD3,86,Power Plants
291,”Whalen, B. V.”,AO1,58,Crew 8
292,”Wiberg, L. E.”,ATR3,”56, 93″,Crew 7 Electronics
293,”Wiggine, W.”,AM3,95,Air Frames
294,”Wilber, R. H.”,AO1,105,Gunnery
295,”Wilcox, G. D.”,AT3,93,Electronics
296,”Wildberger, J. D.”,ATR3,90,Electronics
297,Williams,49,Crew 3,
298,”Wyneken, R. A.”,ADR3,”62, 87″,Crew 10 Power Plants
299,”Yeager, A. F.”,AM2,”56, 95″,Crew 7 Air Frames
300,”Yellen, G.”,AM1,”58, 94″,Crew 8 Air Frames
301,”Young, B. R.”,AA,73,Schedules
302,”Young, G. J.”,AD2,”48, 49″,Crew 3
303,”Young, Gerald U.”,AM3,125,Photo Lab
304,”Young, H. H.”,AD1,85,Power Plants
305,”Young, R. E.”,AN,81,Line Crew
306,”Zazzaro, G.”,AB2,101,1st LT
[/table]

Japan considering sale of P-1 maritime patrol planes to UK

Kawasaki P-1Japan is reportedly planning to sell Kawasaki P-1 submarine-hunting patrol planes to the UK.

The planes could replace the UK Royal Air Force’s Nimrod jets and would be Japan’s first major military deal outside the Asia-Pacific region, if finalised.

Any possible deal could reach $1bn and would be a major step forward in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s initiative to export arms after decades of self-imposed restrictions, Reuters reported.

A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson was quoted by media sources as saying: “We will continue to assess future requirements ahead of a decision in the next strategic defence and security review in 2015.”

An undisclosed Japanese source said: “If the UK gives it serious consideration, then the P-1 will garner attention internationally.”

However, the UK has not confirmed its plans regarding the procurement of maritime patrol planes, having abandoned an order for nine BAE Systems-built aircraft in 2010 because of delays and rising costs.

Kawasaki Heavy spokesperson Teppei Kobayashi said: “We are not aware of the discussion so we can’t comment.

“In general, it is a matter of national policy, so if there is a decision that results in an order, we will follow that.”

Since the lifting of restrictions on military exports in April, the Japanese Defence Ministry has been considering deals to sell submarines to Australia and sea jets to India.

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Reposted from: http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsjapan-considering-sale-of-p-1-maritime-patrol-planes-to-uk-4485798

 

Lost contacts

Below is a table of all the shipmates we had contact information for in the past, but as of January 27, 2015 none of the contact information we had was valid.

If you see a shipmate on here, AND you have good contact information for that person, please contact the VP-4 Association Database Admin via email and send us their contact info.

[table caption=”Lost Contacts by name” width=”500″ colwidth=”20|100|50″ colalign=”left|left|right”]
Last Name,First Name,Service Years
Barnes Jr.,Charles R.,VP4 65-67
Beecham III,Harry J.,VP4 81-84
Blackburn,Michael,VP4 82-84
Blair,Boyd L.,VP4 54-57
Brown,Jerried,VP4 70-73
Brummitt,William,VP4 47-51
Burkholder,Charles D.,VP4 82-82
Burns,Joel A.,VP4 83-86
Burrows,Lynn,VP4 78-82
Buser,John,VP4 07-09
Carey,William L.,VP4 79-82
Carr,Gary,VP4 77-80
Cheyney,David,VP4 83-88 and 91-94
Cogan,Michael,VP4 64-66
Cole Jr.,Calvin C.,VP4 66-68
Conrad,David F.,VP4 83-84
Delia,Anthony G.,VP4 82-85
DeLuca,Mark A.,VP4 81-84
Dietrich,Robert,VP4 86-88
Downs,Arthur,VP4 81-84
Edgecomb,Richard W.,VP4 77-80
Edwards,James,VP4 72-75
Elliott,Marc,VP4 79-82
Erickson,Richard C.,VP4 83-86
Farley,Leslie,VP4 79-82
Farrar,Charles E.,VP4 47-51
Fowler,Richard L.,VP4 56-57
Gallinger,Warren L.,VP4 75-78
Guyle,James D.,VP4 62-64
Johnson,Thomas,VP4 80-83
Keefer,Jack,VP4 74-77
Keller,Richard F.,VP4 81-84
Kruse,Terry S.,VP4 76-79
LaBeouf,Alan,VP4 82-85
LaPierre,Valmore,VP4 63-67
Largo,Ed,VP4 57-59
Leslie,George R.,VP4 83-84
Levenhagen,Marcy W.,VP4 91-95
Linder,Darryl O.,VP4 81-84
Lovings,Elmer A.,VP4 61-63
Lowe,James,VP4 74-77
Lucio,Robert E.,VP4 75-75
Lyons,Scott K.,VP4 78-81
Martinez,Victor A.,VP4 81-84
McCarthy,Mike,VP4 71-74
McCrindle,Adriana,VP4 93-97
McQuilkin,Roger W.,VP4 79-84
Megow,Randy,VP4 93-93
Meighen,Thomas J.,VP4 66-68
Mikkila,John A.,VP4 81-84
Nast,Bruce,VP4 86-89
Nicholson,Randy,VP4 81-84
Piotrowski,Francis S.,VP4 83-86
Rawson,George,VP4 99-99
Remke,Robert J.,VP4 80-83
Revai,Joseph W.,VP4 77-80
Reynolds,Thomas,VP4 60-65
Robinson,Charles,VP4 53-55
Russell,William F.,VP4 83-86
Salyers,William J.,VP4 79-83
Short,Randal,VP4 83-84
Smith,Richard J.W.,VP4 56-58
Smith,Donald A.,VP4 79-81
Spoerl,Dave,VP4 94-97
Stephenson,Mark,VP4 93-99
Stevich,David L.,VP4 83-86
Stivers,Charles,VP4 75-79
Stubbs,Jelani,VP4 79-79
Tattan,Michael D.,VP4 84-87
Thomason,James,VP4 83-86
Vance,William A.,VP4 75-76
Vanoss,Henry P.,VP4 83-86
Vaughn,John,VP4 59-62
Winters,Phillip A.,VP4 83-86
Yeager,Albert,VP4 57-59
Yoder,Gregory J.,VP4 79-80
Zemaitis,Steven,VP4 95-98
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Email database@vp4association.com if you have good current contact information on any of the shipmates listed above.

New Cruise Books added

Hi folks,

We have added a couple of new cruise books to the photo gallery @ http://gallery.vp4association.com

  • The 1972 Deployment to NAS Cubi Point
  • The 1974 Deployment to NAS Okinawa

 

To go with the new Cruise books, here is the list of all VP-4 cruise books currently posted:

  • 1958 Cruise Book
  • 1959-60 Cruise Book
  • 1961 Cruise Book
  • 1962 Cruise Book
  • 1964-65 Cruise Book
  • 1967 Cruise Book
  • 1968-69 Cruise Book
  • 1969-70 Cruise Book
  • 1971 Cruise Book
  • 1972 Cruise Book
  • 1974 Cruise Book
  • 1975 Cruise Book
  • 1977 Cruise Book
  • 1979-80 Cruise Book
  • 1982 Cruise Book
  • 1983-84 Cruise Book
  • 1989 Cruise Book
  • 1990-91 Cruise Book
Video

Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) Training Mission

Found this video of a VP-4 training flight that was taken during RIMPAC 2012.

VP-4 patch from training flightLooks like this is the flight that preformed the AGM-65 Maverick shot.  You can see the missile in the video still on the weapon pylon after take off.

Having the video of the training flight adds some substance to the photos that we already have.

Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) Training Mission RIMPAC 2012. Courtesy Video | Navy Media Content Services | Date: 07.14.2012. P-3 Orion crewmembers assigned to Patrol Squadron Four head out on a training mission during Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 – Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC, provides a unique opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are crucial to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. U.S. Navy video Mass Communication Specialist Second Class (EXW) Sebastian McCormack.

VP-4 2015 Reunion in New Orleans, LA

Sign up now for the 2015 All Hands reunion of Patrol Squadron Four.

The VP-4 Association will be holding it’s bi-annual reunion in New Orleans, LA at the Crowne Plaza French Quarter New Orleans Hotel!  The reunion will be held September 9th through the 13th 2015.  Book now before the hotel rooms fill up.

Visit the VP-4 Association web site for more information on tours, hotel, and banquet options.

Special thanks to Military Reunion Planners (MRP) for their great planning and reunion setup.

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VP-4 fly-by 15 Nov 2014

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 conducts a fly-by with the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 conducts a fly-by with the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft attached to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP 4) conducts a fly by with USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft attached to the “Skinny Dragons” of Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP 4) conducts a fly by with USS Cole (DDG 67). Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released)

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New photos of VP-4 for 29 October 2014

Here are a couple of new images of our VP-4 shipmates.

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brandon Cardon signals to the pilots of Patrol Squadron 4's (VP-4) P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that he has armed the aircrafts countermeasure dispensing system. VP-4 is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Menhardt/Released)

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brandon Cardon signals to the pilots of Patrol Squadron 4’s (VP-4) P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that he has armed the aircrafts countermeasure dispensing system. VP-4 is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Menhardt/Released)

Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) and Capt. Lance Scott, commodore Wing 2, pose for a photo for the Navy's 239th birthday. VP-4 is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Menhardt/Released)

Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) and Capt. Lance Scott, commodore Wing 2, pose for a photo for the Navy’s 239th birthday. VP-4 is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Menhardt/Released)

 

VP-4 Change of Command 2014

VP-4 Changes Command
Press Release
LTJG Alexandra Lewis
Patrol Squadron Four Public Affairs Officer.


Commander Eric M. Hanks relieved Commander M. Brett Thompson as Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) on June 18, 2014. The ceremony was held at Hangar 104 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.

Commander Thompson, originally from Charleston, South Carolina, reported to VP-4 in March 2013 and became the squadron’s 64th Commanding Officer in August, 2013. Commander Thompson masterfully led the “Skinny Dragons” to exceptional levels of operational success. An inspirational leader with visionary foresight, he ensured maximum operational readiness during a dynamic Inter-Deployment Readiness Cycle in preparation for a multi-site SIXTH Fleet deployment. Under his direction, the squadron conducted a flawless Fleet Response Training Plan, executed 750 sorties encompassing 3,366 flight hours with an impressive 95% mission completion rate, surpassing 41 years and 250,000 hours of mishap-free flying. It is with heavy hearts that the squadron bids him farewell. Commander Thompson will continue his career in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at U.S. Pacific Command. He and his sons, Michael and Kyle are thrilled for the opportunity to continue island life. When asked about his time serving as Commanding Officer, he stated, “This has been the absolute most rewarding tour in my entire nineteen year career. The men and women of VP-4 are professional, hard-working Americans. I am beyond proud of each and every one of them. The Skinny Dragon ohana are the greatest sailors I have ever served with.”

Commander Hanks reported to VP-4 in August 2013 as the Executive Officer. A native of Jennings, Louisiana, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997 and went on to earn his Wings of Gold in August 1999. His previous flying tours include assignments to VP-16, VT-35 as an Advanced Maritime Instructor Pilot, and VP-9 as a Department Head. Commander Hanks’ additional tours included a tour on the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT and the U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany where he served in the J3-Operations.

Commander Hanks lives in Kailua with his wife, Renee, and they have two children, Lindsay and Hunter. When asked about becoming the newest Skinny Dragon Skipper, Commander Hanks enthusiastically commented, “I am thrilled for the opportunity to lead the Skinny Dragons into this upcoming deployment. I have the utmost confidence in their ability to excel and masterfully complete the mission..”

Replacing Commander Hanks as Executive Officer is Commander Jon E.. He also graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997. He reports after working for the Deputy Director for Resources and Acquisition, Joint Staff in Washington D.C. CDR Spore is married to the former Jennifer Stites of Jacksonville, Florida, and they have three children, Mitchell, Landon, and Marian.

 

 

2014 VP-4 Change of Command 1 2014 VP-4 Change of Command 2

Alfred E. Plance Jr. ATRAN VP-4 1961 – 1963

Alfred Ellsworth Plance, JR, 70 of Burgettstown, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.

He was born October 22, 1942, a son of the late Alfred E. and Mary Stevenson Plance, SR.

Prior to retirement, Mr. Plance was employed as a medical equipment technician for Sybron-Castle in Rochester, NY.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Mr. Plance enjoyed farming, woodworking, and the outdoors.
His first wife, Judy Tennant Plance died in 1990.
Surviving is his current wife, Joy Stanley Plance, his 3 sons, Chris Plance of Des Moines, Iowa, Tim (Shawnna) Plance of Burgettstown, and Steven Plance of Pittsburgh, 3 grandchildren, Cole, Adrian, and Jake Plance, his sister, Ann Marie (Lou) Gamber of Gibsonia.
Friends will be received from 2-4 & 6-8 PM Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Taucher Funeral Home, 23 Erie Mine Road, Burgettstown, where services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 25 with the Rev. Dan Ekas officiating. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery, Florence.

 

 

 

You Are the Greatest!

This article was originally printed in the Wings of Gold magazine Winter 2013 edition.

There were 160 people present at VP-4’s reunion held in Seattle, Washington 4-9 September 2013. Asked to be the Reunion’s banquet speaker was CDR Gordon Barnett, USN (Ret.). Fifteen of CDR Barnett’s shipmates from yesteryear were also in attendance. Following is a summary of his remarks.

I am “Dragon 13,” 89 years old, and exceptionally proud of having been the CO of VP-4 51 years ago when we were home-ported in Naha, Okinawa. Among our achievements back then were:

1. Two Battle Efficiency E Awards
2. Two CNO SafetyAwards
3. Two Arnold J. Isbell ASW Awards.
4. The highest first term re-enlistment rate of all 25 VP Squadrons at the time.
5. We out-flew all25 VP Squadrons in the world.
6. We transitioned from P2V-5 [Neptunes] to P2V-7s on Okinawa without missing an operational commitment.
7. The only way you knew it was a Sunday was that there were no doughnuts in the ready room.
[8]. Our troops maintained 12 aircraft out in the open, through typhoons and many storms, because we had no hangar.
[9]. We had the most beautiful wives among all the VP squadrons.

I received unsolicited letters from the skippers of two nuclear powered submarines while in command ofVP-4. Wrote the CO of USS Grudgeon (SS-567) on 7 April 1963:
“For the second time this WestPac tour it has been Grudgeon’s extreme pleasure to have rendered her services to your outstanding squadron. Your aircraft were on station the entire operating period. The attacks made were from excellent to outstanding. I wish to state that, in my submarine experience over a 14-year period, I have never had the pleasure of working with a finer airborne ASW outfit. The spirit and eagerness which your pilots displayed and the manner in which they conducted the exercises are exceptional. We congratulate you on winning your second Battle E, and, from our viewpoint, consider that you are well on your way to a third one. We hope that if we ever go to war that you guys will be on our side.”
W W. McKenzie Jr.

A quote from commanding officer USS Razorback (SS-394) dated 17Aprill963:
“It is always a pleasure to work with a group who know what they are doing, and having worked with most of the VP squadrons in the Pacific, I know how rare it is. Good hunting!
M. E. Davis”

I know of no other VP squadron that received a letter of commendation from the CO of a nuclear attack submarine. To be the skipper of VP-4 during 1962-63 was like driving 410 Mustangs, all at the same time. The ride was rough, but it was fun. I had served in four VP Squadrons and all were awarded the coveted Battle E. But none of them could hold a candle to VP-4.

My greatest fear in those days was that I might have to send a death notice to a next of kin. I had a sample that I personalized in my center desk drawer. I thank God I never had to send it.

After retiring from the Navy I went into business and was successful although, for a time I had health issues that took their toll. I became an alcoholic, had terrible family troubles but eventually recovered, and even spent time as a lay missionary. My wife, Elida, and I have been married for 35 years. I turn 90 in two months.

In all my time I have never seen a group of officers and men work with such high morale as those in VP-4 in the early 1960’s. I trust that today’s VP-4 personnel, under the command of Dragon 64, CDR Brent Strong, are surely like those it was my good fortune to command five decades ago.

All of you, then and now, men and women, are the greatest!

CDR Barnett and COs

VP-4 Skinny Dragons at NAS Sigonella

This article was originally printed in the Wings of Gold magazine Winter 2013 edition.

From
the Fleet

VP-4 Skinny Dragons at NAS Sigonella

Story and Photography by Francesco Militello Mirto
and Luca La Cavera

P-3C cockpit

LT [Redacted], left, and LCDR Jamy Brassfield, conduct pre-flight checks on their VP-4 P-3C Orion.

Ciao and Benvenuto from Sigonella, Sicily, “The Hub of the Med,” where we recently visited Patrol Squadron Four’s main detachment. The squadron was deployed in support of European Command (EUCOM) and the African Command (AfRICOM) operations.

CO of the Skinny Dragons, CDR Brent Strong, is a Naval Flight Officer with over 3,000 flight hours in his log book. He briefed us on current events and where the community is heading in the near future. He served with the Golden Eagles of VP-9, VP-30s Pro’s Nest, (the P-3 Orion Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), was a department head in the Grey Knights of VP-46, and with that squadron participated in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. CDR Strong explained that the maritime patrol community continues to deploy VP squadrons to a single, main deployment site from which it sends out small detachments of Orions tailored to support operations at various other locales.

He stated, “We support ops in Europe, the Mediterranean, and countries that border the Med. NAS Sigonella, Sicily, is the administrative and maintenance hub for Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance (MPR) operations. Sigonella is the
principal site for operational planning, intelligence briefs, aircrew training, P-3C logistics, maintenance and personnel support. This deployment site conducts all periodic and phasemaintenance for aircraft assigned to VP-4 and any other MPR squadron based here. Operationally, VP-4 provides Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) for Commander Task Force 67 (CTF-67), Commander Sixth Fleet, and Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe ( NAVEUR).

“These duties typically include antisubmarine patrols, over-the-horizon surface contact reporting to U.S. and NATO ships and carrier strike groups operating within or transiting the Meditenanean. The P-3 is equipped with a variety of subsurface and surface weapons, should we be called upon to employ them, such as long-range, anti-ship, air-to-surface missiles, torpedoes, mines, and general purpose bombs.”

Although aircraft operating from Sigonella primarily support EUCOM and AFRICOM, the squadron’s capacity to support its multiple simultaneous detachments allow it to reach areas far removed from the Med, as necessary. Among other exercises, VP-4 participated in the largest ASW exercise in the Med, Noble Dina 2013, in Souda Bay, Greece and another, Joint Warrior 2013 in Scotland. The latter was the largest NATO ASW and Amphibious Operations Exercise.

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“We are very flexible,” CDR Strong pointed out, “and can operate with as few as one airplane and one crew with minimal maintenance personnel, to several planes and crews with major maintenance support. We go where the fight is.”

With over 350 personnel assigned, VP-4 is a versatile organization equipped with 12 combat aircrews trained in ASW, Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). Each combat aircrew consists of 11 members: three pilots (one patrol plane commander and two “upgrading” pilots), two NFOs (one tactical coordinator and one navigator), fwo flight engineers, one electronic warfare operator, two acoustic operators, and one in-flight technician.

Currently, CTF-67 allocates an average of eight p-3C aircraft to each deploying squadron. All have the same basic capabilities: deploy and process a wide array of passive and active sonobuoys; provide organic Electronic Support Measures (ESM); provide MDA via multi-mode radar; collect Infrared (IR) and Electro-Optical (EO) imagery and detect submarines with on-board Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD).

The MPR community has done an outstanding job of upgrading support equipment during depot level maintenance periods. This creates some variation among individual airframes, and affects radios, radars, aircrew sensors, and communications equipment. Yet, all VP-4 P-3Cs have undergone the Anti-Surface Warfare improvement program (AIP) upgrade, if not the more recent C4ASW modification.

The hard work of NAVAIRSYSCOM, OPNAV N98 ( Naval Air’s Requirements Officers), and the Commander, patrol and Reconnaissance Group (CPRG), continues to pay off. These upgrades help eliminate any gap that might exist between the Orion’s and the upcoming P-8 Poseidon that is replacing the Orion’s.

VP-4’s LCDR Jonathan Vanecko noted a welcome feature of the Orion. He said, “Regarding the in-flight characteristics of the P-3C, having the prop directly connected to the power section, unlike the trainers most of us trained in or the jet engines on the P-8, power is available almost immediately when the power levers are advanced. The combination of both propwash and torque from the four props is always nice to have, especially in the landing pattern or flying at 200 feel over the water. Of course, the converse also applies. Should the power levers be rapidly puled to idle while close to the ground during landing, the loss of lift is noticeable. That is certainly an item we stress to our upgrading pilots, to avoid and guard against.”

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Considering its large size – the p-3C weighs 135,000 pounds – it flies extremely well and is quite maneuverable. This is an advantage, especially when flying at 200 feet during an ASW prosecution, maintaining a turn radius small enough to allow for rapid submarine localization, and a near continuous presence over datum. Pilots are quick to acknowledge, however, that flying and trimming the plane requires continuous attention to avoid altitude excursions, especially low over the water.

Physically, all control surfaces are hydraulically actuated through boost packages located in the aft section of the aircraft, and linked through cables to the controls in the flight station. This system provides immediate and true feedback giving operators a real sense of oneness with the aircraft during all phases of flight. The Orion is truly a pilot’s airplane.

No discussion of the P-3 would be complete without touching briefly on the practice of loitering engines. Although this procedure causes an immediate look of concern to appear on the faces of non-P-3 pilots, it also saves a lot of gas when conducting long-range maritime operations, something that directly translates into increased time on station and thus more capability for the customer. (See note [at end of article])

Regarding normal routines, LI Chris Pamfil, a p-3 mission commander, noted, “In a typical day at VP-4, the crew brief occurs about three hours prior to takeoff with the aircrew discussing problems identified in the aircraft discrepancy book, applicable message traffic, safety-of-flight items presented by the tactical operations center (TOC), mission objectives for the day, and operating procedures for the surface ships and aircraft that the crew will be working with while on station.”

Aircrews spend the remainder of their pre-flight bringing the P-3’s mission systems online and conducting routine operational checks before launching on what typically is a two to three-hour transit to the operating area. After takeoff, the crew conducts long-range communications with the land based tactical operations center to continuously update mission tasking. Once the aircraft arrives on station, aircrews may check in with a ground, airborne, or shipboard controllers who provide real-time, cuing data to the P-3. This allows aircrews to determine which sensors will best achieve mission objectives based on weather, traffic density, altitude restrictions, and fuel planning considerations.

Although coordinated operations are the norm in today’s military P-3 crews are also routinely tasked to conduct long range, independent operations, typically ASW or ASUW in the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean, which entails flying more than 1 ,000 nautical miles from land.

“Following a mission,” added LT Pamfil, “the aircrew reviews all in-flight records and logs, and submits a report on the flight. Simultaneously, the squadron intelligence specialists begin to analyze the hours of data collected and begin the process of disseminating it across the fleet.”

Ultimately, the quality and quantity of the data brought back from each mission rests on the ability of the mission commander to formulate a plan and then have his or her crew execute it properly. Interestingly, nearly two-thirds of mission commanders in the squadron are first-tour aviators.

Finally, in reference to the P-8A Poseidon, CDR Strong stated, “The transition to the P-8 continues to progress well and remains on schedule. The aircraft recently completed its operational test and evaluation period and has been evaluated as operationally effective and recommended for Fleet introduction. Transition takes about six months to re-train aircrews to operate the aircraft and to employ the new suite of sensors.

Two squadrons, VP-16 and VP-5, have already completed their transition at NAS Jacksonville, Florida. A third squadron, VP-45, is on track to finish by the end of 2013. The remaining three squadrons home-ported at “Jax,” will follow suit, before transition operations are later moved to NAS Whidbey Island, Washington.

There will also be a transition period during which the best practices developed in the fleet over the past 50 years of Orion operations will be applied to the P-8 where applicable. VX-1. at NAVAIRSYSCOM, and VP-30 at Jax are key players in this endeavor. Feedback from VP-16 and VP-5, the first two P-8 units, will also be important.

“Bottom line.” CDR Strong remarked, “we will need to accurately assess lessons learned and from those lessons develop new, procedures where applicable. NAVAIR and VP-30 will continue to provide testing and training while VP-16
will provide initial fleet feedback to continue improving this process. As for the P-3s. the fleet is getting healthier as more planes come out of depot maintenance, and as squadrons transition to the P-8, freeing additional resources. With the P-8 on the way, the future of the MPR world is most promising. I don’t think there is a more exciting time to be part of this
community!”

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The authors thank CDR Brent M. Strong, LCDR Jonathan Vanecko, LT Chris Pamfil, the Sailors of VP4, and Dr. Alberto Lunetta, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs and Liaison Officer.

 [Note on Loitering] RADM P.D. Smith, USN (Ret.), former president of ANA and an experienced Maritime Patrol pilot, explained that the p-3 cruises at about 220 kts IAS. Once on station a slower, loiter speed usually is preferable. To achieve this the easiest way, one of the engine props is feathered and the engine shutdown. This lowers the speed to about 190 kts and, with a small tweak of the trim, the plane handles and responds just the same as on all four engines. This results in lower fuel usage -from about 4,000 lbs/hr down to 3,000 lbs (665 gals down to 500 gals). The engine can be restarted within one minute, if needed. Aside from lower cost, this saves fuel if required for extended on-station time. As the aircraft gets lighter, sometimes a second engine is shutdown to achieve even greater fuel savings. Single-engine loiter is allowed for all altitudes, but two-engine loiter must be above 1,000 ft. It looks funny, but it works.

 

VP-4 Shipmate takes over US Pacific Fleet

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII — A new commander assumed leadership of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific on Wednesday at a time when the military is trying to shift its focus to the region even as it copes with the effects of the partial government shutdown and across-the-board federal budget cuts.

Adm. Harry Harris took command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony at a Pearl Harbor pier. He takes over for Adm. Cecil Haney, who is leaving to lead U.S. Strategic Command in Nebraska.

The partial federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1 when Congress failed to pass a budget, made the ceremony slightly different from those in years past.

To save money, the Navy didn’t pass out programs. Guests were encouraged to find a digital program online.

The chief of naval operations didn’t fly out from Washington for the event as usual. Instead, Adm. Samuel Locklear, head of U.S. Pacific Command, presided over the ceremony.

Haney, in his departing remarks, said the Navy must continue to maintain a credible and capable force in the region to provide humanitarian assistance, deter potential adversaries and be ready to respond if deterrence fails.

“Given the consistent message of our political and military leadership, I can stand on firm ground and predict that the U.S. will remain a Pacific power far into the future,” Haney said.

Harris said the Pacific Fleet would continue to carry out President Barack Obama’s strategy of shifting attention to the region to reflect its importance in global trade and economic growth. The region — from the U.S. West Coast to India — is also home to some of the world’s largest and fastest growing militaries.

“Our president and secretary of defense are clear. As a nation, we will rebalance to the Pacific and we will work closely with our allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region,” Harris said.

Though Congress sent the president legislation Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, the stalemate has already complicated the military’s effort.

The U.S. Pacific Command, which oversees the Pacific Fleet, had to postpone a meeting of defense chiefs from 25 nations scheduled in Honolulu next week. The annual meeting is an important part of the Pacific Command’s efforts to maintain strong relationships with top military leaders in the region.

The across-the-board federal budget cuts that took effect in March, also known as sequestration, are also squeezing the Navy.

Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, told the House Armed Services Committee last month that the Navy wouldn’t be able to increase the number of ships it keeps in the Asia-Pacific region to about 60, from around 50 today, if sequestration continues.

Ralph Cossa, president of the nonprofit Pacific Forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Harris is taking over the Pacific Fleet as many are waiting to see whether the Navy is able to boost its presence in the region as planned.

“People are now very concerned about whether (Obama) can put his money or his fleet where his mouth is,” Cossa said.

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Navy’s newest plane to deploy for first time in hands of Jacksonville NAS-based squadron

Stepping aboard the classy new aircraft, you notice the first-class leather seats and expect to see a flight attendant waiting to show you to your seat.

 

 

But though it uses the same airframe, this is not your average Boeing 737. It is the P-8A, the Navy’s newest eyes, ears and muscle in the air — and its first operational squadron is right here in Jacksonville.

Squadron VP-16 out of Jacksonville Naval Air Station, also known as the War Eagles, will deploy with the new birds for the first time when they head to the Western Pacific in December.

The P-8A Poseidon is replacing the Navy’s aging fleet of P-3 Orions, introduced in the early ’60s.

“It’s like going from flying a tractor to a Cadillac,” according to Lt. Cmdr. Bryan Hager, who has flown both.

Gone are the glass gauges and rigid confines of the P-3s. For the first time, pilots and crew will have seats that recline and bathrooms.


Check out more photos of the plane here


The cockpit resembles a computer lab complete with a heads-up display. All of this, pilots say, free them up to concentrate on other problems and threats that may appear.

“It really increases a pilot’s situational awareness,” Lt. j.g. Christi Morissey, a P-8A pilot, said.

The plane actually makes her a better pilot, she said.

The benefits of the new plane are obvious. Chief among them are speed and altitude. The jet-powered P-8A can fly farther, faster and higher than its aging, propeller-driven predecessor.

This gives the plane more time over the target area because it takes less time to get there.

“We can get somewhere so much quicker,” Hager said. “If you’re heading to a target that’s 1,200 miles away, it will take a P-3 four hours to get there. The P-8 can be there in less than three.”

Though it can do the job better, the job description remains the same. The Poseidon’s job will be anti-submarine, anti-surface, reconnaissance and intelligence duties.

Equipped with the newest technology, and resembling a flying computer lab, it can send video, photos and information to commanders in real time.

But it also packs a punch.

Among its armaments is the AGM84D Harpoon missile that can take out nearly anything that floats, according to Lt. Kenny Vanhook, assistant aircraft maintenance officer. “It’ll do some serious damage.”

In case of attack, the aircraft is also outfitted with a new laser deterrent system which diverts surface-to-air missiles by creating a distant heat source to attract their sensors.

The most critical advantage to the U.S. Navy, however, may be the cost savings in the age of sequestration, recent spending cuts affecting the military.

The Navy was considering the idea of reproducing the P-3, but Lockheed Martin, the builder of the P-3, no longer had the manufacturing facility. The P-8 on the other hand, is being produced in its civilian form — the 737.

In addition, the P-8 requires only nine crewmen, compared with the P-3’s 11.

But perhaps most important, the revered P-3s were showing their age. The planes were requiring more maintenance time for less flying time.

“You could take off with all four engines working and land with only two,” Vanhook said.

 

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-09-19/story/navys-newest-plane-deploy-first-time-hands-jacksonville-nas-based#ixzz2fukDWGzc

From Orion to Poseidon – The MPRF way ahead

By Lt. Cmdr. Gabe Mauldin, Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Group (CPRG)/CPRG Pacific

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) — The Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) is transitioning into a new type/model/series (TMS) for the first time in 50 years.

To make this transition a success, the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and industry leaders are working to sustain the legacy P-3C and EP-3E while the P-8A TMS is being introduced to the fleet.

The last time the MPRF Community transitioned to a new TMS was in 1962 with the delivery of the first P-3A to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8. As in the past, the key to a successful transition is constant communication and cooperation across all levels of the NAE and industry. The following highlights are evidence of the success of these efforts.

The fleet transition to the P-8A Poseidon is progressing well and on schedule. In Jacksonville, Fla., the Fleet Replacement Squadron, VP-30, MPRF Weapons School and P-8A Fleet Introduction Team have been busy facilitating the transition of the first three fleet squadrons from P-3C to P-8A. VP-16 achieved Safe for Flight (SFF) in January 2013 and is progressing through the Inter-Deployment Readiness Cycle (IDRC) in preparation for the first P-8A deployment in December. VP-5 achieved SFF and began their IDRC in the beginning of August, and VP-45 just started transition upon returning from their last P-3 deployment in June.

Over the last year, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 successfully completed P-8A
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation supported by multiple detachments, exercises and real-world operations. As expected, the aircraft (based on the Boeing 737) has been extremely reliable. The mission systems have performed well and the aircrews are rapidly becoming more adept at flying and employing the aircraft while the maintenance team is developing the skills required to repair and maintain this modern aircraft.

The supply chain is expanding to meet the demands of a new aircraft and the community is constantly learning to ensure that the P-8A is poised for success when it deploys this winter. While there have been many challenges as the P-8A executes test and fleet introduction simultaneously, the P-8A program continues to be a model of effective planning and execution. The airframe and mission systems are a significant technological leap forward and provide commanders with a reliable platform hosting advanced technology sensors.

Legacy Platforms

As the P-3C and EP-3E continue their trek toward the end of their life cycle, many challenges need to be overcome, including parts obsolescence, increased levels of support for legacy components, and a shortage of flight line assets. In 2007, MPRF “red stripe” events, which grounded aircraft due to “fatigue tracking metrics beyond acceptable limits,” left the community with 49 mission aircraft to support the high operational demand across the globe and at home.

More than 50 percent of the P-3 fleet was out of reporting (OOR) due to the red stripe. Massive sustainment efforts have been made and we are beginning to see a real return on our investment as aircraft are returned to service. In FY14, we plan on reducing the amount of our P-3C inventory OOR for depot-level sustainment events and technological modifications by more than 10 percent, and we plan to reach P-3’s required number of Primary Aircraft Assigned by the end of FY15. We expect to have sufficient ready-for-tasking assets to meet deployment and training requirements until platform sundown, but P-8A delivery must proceed as planned to ensure there is no gap in coverage for Global Force Management.

Our cost savings efforts have been effective and multiple cost reduction initiatives have allowed the aging force to operate efficiently and effectively. Recently, initiatives to improve Engine Driven Compressor maintenance and place our APS-137 Receiver Exciter Processor and Transmitter under a Performance Based Logistics contract with Raytheon have helped reduce cost by 11 percent. With more than 50 years of faithful and dedicated service complete, the mighty P-3C Orion is prepared to finish its service to the Navy at full speed.

Manpower

One of the most complicated pieces of the MPRF transition is manpower. When the transition is completed, the MPRF community will consist of the P-8A Poseidon teamed with the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The P-8A/MQ-4C combination will be responsible for all the missions currently covered by VP, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (VQ), and Patrol Squadron Special Projects Unit (VPU) today. The MPRF transition is a unique manpower story and a challenge – the P-3C is being replaced by two new TMSs – but all manpower is being sourced from within the legacy community. The restructuring has already begun with the consolidation of the VQ and VPU last year, and the continued transition of P-8A squadrons in Jacksonville. Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19, the first MQ-4C squadron, is currently scheduled to begin its standup with an officer-in-charge in late FY14.

Conclusion

The MPRF Community has almost fully recovered from the 2007 red stripe and is quickly transitioning to the new P-8A. The successful turnaround since 2007 can be directly attributed to the NAE and industry leaders working towards a common goal of recovery and eventual transition to the next generation of maritime patrol aircraft, both manned and unmanned.

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