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CPRW-11 History

Circa 1942
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Patrol Wings - Rear Admiral A. D. Bernhard - August 1942..." Contributed by John Lucas JohnLucas@netzero.com [28DEC2005]

PATROL WING COMMANDING OFFICER
CPW-3 CDR G. L. Compo
CPW-5 CDR G. R. Owen
CPW-7 CDR F. L. Baker
CPW-9 CDR O. A. Weller
CPW-11 CDR S. J. Michael
SQUADRON
TENDER COMMANDING OFFICER
VP-31 LCDR A. Smith
VP-32 LCDR B. C. McCaffree
VP-33 LCDR H. D. Hale
VP-34 LCDR R. S. Calderhead
VP-52 LCDR F. M. Hammitt
VP-53 LCDR F. M. Nichols
VP-73 LCDR J. E. Leeper
VP-74 LCDR W. A. Thorn
VP-81 LCDR T. B. Haley
VP-82 LCDR J. D. Greer
VP-83 LCDR R. S. Clarke
VP-84 LCDR J. J. Underhill
VP-92 LCDR C. M. Heberton
VP-93 LCDR C. W. Harman
VP-94 LCDR D. W. Shafer
TENDER COMMANDING OFFICER
USS Albemarle (AV-5)
USS Pocomoke (AV-9)
USS Chandeleur (AV-10)
USS Clemson (AVP-17)
USS Goldsborough (AVP-18)
USS Lapwing (AVP-1)
USS Sandpiper (AVP-9)
USS Barnegat (AVP-10)
USS Biscayne (AVP-11)
USS Humboldt (AVP-21)
USS Matagorda (AVP-22)
USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
USS San Pablo (AVP-30)
USS Unimak (AVP-31)

A BIT OF HISTORY: "15AUG42 -- Patrol Wing 11 was established at Norfolk, Commander S. J. Michael commanding. Five days later the Wing moved to San Juan, P.R., for operations under the Caribbean Sea Frontier." http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr5.htm [07MAY99]

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