Name/Title
U.S.S. Oriskany (CVA-34): Second Far East Tour 1953-54Entry/Object ID
BK005476Description
On Guard with USS ORISKANY CVA-34 and Air Group Nineteen in the Far East to Keep the Peace, To Defend Democracy.
(Change of command, F2H3 crash after take-off and helicopter rescue of the pilot, Korea, TF 77 operations, barricade landing, COMREL: the building of "The ORISKANY Home" for homeless children in Shizuoka, Japan, 23,000th landing by ENS E.C. Rockwood of VA-195, 24,000th landing by LT I.C. Menefee of VC-11, 25,000th landing by LT Hoeynck of VF-193, 26,000th landing by ENS W.B. MacColl of VF-191, visit by actors William Holden and Mickey Rooney and Japanese actress Keiko Awaji, filming of "Bridges at Toko-Ri", COMCARDIV FIVE, HU-1, CVG-19, VF-191, VF-192, VF-193, VA-195, VC-3 Team EASY, VC-11 DET EASY, VC-35 DET EASY, VC-61 Unit EASY, In Memoriam: Vernon T. Banning, David R. Cornish, David B. Holcombe, Joe E. Pierce, Millard A. Posey, and Kenneth L. Turley)Collection
US Navy Cruise Book Collection, Library Reference CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Book, Clarke, G.W., Lcdr and Ltjg R.W. Kincade, Eds., CRUISE BOOK: USS OriskanyBook Details
Author
Griffin, CharlesDate Published
1954Call No.
VA65.034 1954