(VS) 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group 58, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. The video features the Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and Carrier Air Group FOUR (CVG-4). Grumman S-2D Tracker, BuNo 147870, modex AV46, Antisubmarine Squadron VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 82 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, 22 USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Press News, Thursday, 12 July 1945. During that cruise, VBF-82 was re-designated Fighter Squadron (VF) 18A and CVG-82 was re-designated The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. However, the homesick ship couldn't be kept from the sea. This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. This S2F Tracker is in the markings of Randolph's VS-34. sometime in 1963. to the after flight deck on USS Randolph (CV-15), 14 March 1945. Two P-38s were doing practice runs on Randolph during a mock attack when one lost control and crashed into the ship. He was a simple man. While docked in Norfolk on June 17, 1967, Randolph hosted the Change in Command ceremony of the Atlantic Fleet. Randolph sounds 3 more blasts. On July 14, 1956, Randolph departed for a seven-month cruise in the Mediterranean. Circa 1957ish.". are A4D2 Skyhawks of VA-72 "Hawks" (forward, port) and VA-86 "Sidewinders" (forward, USS Waller The fantail rising out of the water with the screws whining in the air. HSS-1N Seabat BuNo 147991 (AV52), Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big 15, Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Her Majesty's Naval While other carriers off Okinawa were torpedoed, bombed, and kamikazed, Randolph was unscathed despite being under daily attack. National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469988). The Liberty Bell 7 was eventually recovered from 15,000 feet (4,572 m) below the surface of of the piece. (# NH 54911). Sixth Fleet ships withdrew US citizens from the ports of Haifa, Israel and Alexandria, Egypt as Randolph's jets flew overhead. "Flying Tigers." In 2004 Microsoft founder Paul Allen opened the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE X IT IS DESIRED THAT THE RADIO STATION IN Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVA-15) underway Randolph hams operating radios in ham shack. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED Struck by a long range kamikaze on 11 March 1945, the hole in her The MR-4 mission, manned by astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, was the second manned suborbital Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. USS North Carolina Randolph did send a medical team to Atlantic Viscountess to render aid for an injured man, who was later bought on the carrier for treatment. However, in the post-war era a 6,700-ship navy is unaffordable. IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS X starboard), an HUP-2 Retriever of HU-2 Det. A wonderful clip of the USS Randolph CV-15 with the vintage jets of the United States Navy in the 1950's. The boxes the film came in had Med Cruise March 195. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Center Number: S61-02894 At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. As I recall that night was relatively foggy: the sea was calm; visibility was probably 3 to 5 miles. USS Randolph (CVS-15) with S2F-3 (S-2D under the 1962 designation Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. As the tour boat passed the faded '15' on the superstructure, my father's face lit up and exclaimed, "IT IS THE RANDOLPH !!!" This one? 1945. Hill and Randolph were part of Task Group 58.3, under RADM Frederick C. Sherman. Great Uncle and died at sea on 13 October 1945. The first Randolph was a After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. A sonic boom was heard over the fleet as the spacecraft reentered the atmosphere. (CVA-15), FebruaryMarch 1956. Randolph WWII Cruise Chronicle, by Dr. Richard Williams. Note the plane's tail markings, unique to this ship. (ARH-1) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 13 March 1945, showing damage to her after flight deck resulting During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. SH-3A Sea King helicopters, HS-7 "Big Dippers" squadron, on flight deck, However, nothing can top CVS-15 appearance in the opening credits of the 1963 movie "Follow the Boys." The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. aboard. September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. As the formation exited through the Bunga Strait, they flew through withering anti aircraft fire, fortunately, both Kingfishers and all Hellcats made it back to the fleet. USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Day, 27 October 1945, Baltimore. Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. As fortunate as Randolph was in combat, she seemed cursed in friendly harbors. board" hangar and flight deck planning boards, in response to the telephoned orders of air officers. extraordinary heroism [] during the occupation of French Morocco in 1942; Ralph A. Embree was also I encourage surviving Randolph sailors to make the pilgrimage to Toms River or Kingsport. To project American power, in the world's largest arena, the US Navy employed aircraft carriers, specifically the Essex-class -- easily the greatest class of warship ever built. 13 lost. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments NS021552: National Archives Crisis. Grissom's That month, Israel, Britain, and France invaded the United Arab Republic, precipitating the Suez This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. USS Randolph (CV-15), Wednesday, 28 June 1944. Crew of USS Randolph (CVA-15) muster on the flight deck while 58K views 11 years ago The 1954 Mediterranean cruise of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) with the Sixth Fleet is the subject of this Navy documentary. The Smithsonian Channel's submarine docu-drama 'Hell Below' on August 5, 2018 recounted the apocalyptic cat and mouse game between B-59 and the Randolph group in an episode titled ', . The resulting inferno engulfed the stern for 17 hours; killing 134. in 1945. These planes launched from, and returned to floating airbases which moved throughout the Pacific like chess pieces. Crewmen fighting fires on the ship's flight deck, after she was hit by a kamikaze, 11 March Structure was damaged or demolished. The 1,700 pound bomb blew downward, destroying 4,000 square feet of flight deck. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # K-22723 (original is a color photo). Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. To complicate matters, Glenn's capsule, Friendship 7, developed a malfunction on the third orbit, precipitating its early return. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with dad's name, steps away from the Randolph's anchor. Top: Randolph alongside legendary ocean liner SS United States at Newport News during SCS-27A modification. No Essex class carrier was ever sunk and they served during Korea and Vietnam. While some 250 allied warships participated in the surrender ceremony, Randolph steamed in open waters to provide an umbrella over the fleet in case of a sneak attack. Medical Officer, assigned to the recovery force. USS Essex was the first and namesake a class of 24 aircraft carriers which formed the nucleus of the fast carrier task groups which were very important to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific in WWII. Photographed by PH2 Hughes. deck. Forrestal had incurred the largest loss of life on a US warship during the Vietnam War. (CV-15) in World War II. She was recommissioned on July 1, 1953 as CVA-15. Randolph emerged from the yard a new ship. 32-gun frigate whose construction was authorized by the Continental Congress on December 13, 1775. July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. Atlantic, circa 19671968. Bell 7, arrives aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15), 21 July 1961, following attack on March 11th, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command The late President Kennedy planned to participate in the event. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. Inspections and clean-up began that night. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. US Navy Photo. is steaming astern, waiting her turn for a "drink". the Pacific Ocean. S-2D Tracker, BuNo 148742, modex AW32, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine the Atlantic on 20 July 1999. has been started for a ship that would serve the US Navy for nearly 26 years. However, in the post-war era a 6,700-ship navy is unaffordable. 4 (MR-4) mission. Archives and Records Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages. The USS Randolph is the first ship in the Atlantic Fleet to win the Engineering Award six consecutive years." Official U.S. Navy photograph, dated 25 July 1963. Randolph became the first US capital ship sailing directly into combat, after shakedown, without returning to the yard for refitting. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. # 80-G-273768. Donna's father, Daniel Rosamonda, is in the third row. For the first time the crew of the Randolph saw the ravages of war up close. [1] President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. Parks. The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. Welcome Aboard Card for USS Randolph (CV-15) celebrating Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97490). Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July After four hours, the two lumbering Kingfishers were traversing the Bunga Straits in the heart of Japan, through the haze, and onward to the Inland Sea. "Flying Tigers" rescues astronaut Virgil The Air Force airlifted 1,200 Americans from Israel, but couldn't evacuate those beyond the reaches of airports. This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. Navy Day, 27 October 1945, at NOB Norfolk, Va. "U.S.S. These Kamikazes each carried a 1,700 pound bomb. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5339). Floating at sea for four days, a Japanese fishing boat finally picked up the pilot and delivered Hantschel to the Hiroshima jail, where he was killed by the 15-kiloton atomic blast that help end the war. From April 4 to May 31, Randolph's engines were constantly running as the ship amassed an amazing 25,000 miles of travel -- the equivalent of sailing around the Earth -- as she darted around Okinawa. cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, AugustNovember 1953, with Carrier Air Group 10 (CAG-10) The enormity of the repair at sea is evident by the material ordered; 30 tons of steel plate, 29 tons of "I" beams, and 7,500 feet of flight deck lumber. San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. The USS Randolph was in the thick of the action during the last year of the war. MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD X JAMES FORRESTALXXX, FROM THE ALLIED POWER,X TO THE JAPANESE EMPEROR X TO THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT X TO THE JAPANESE ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War Carolina (BB-55). Mar 6 1956". Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. and capsule were actually recovered by USS Noa Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-274099). BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). Randolph's last log book entry. on 2 October 1953, during her post-modernization shakedown cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, with The Japanese signed the surrender on September 2 aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. National Archives and Records Administration, photo # 80-G-466973. The pierside photos were taken at Pearl Harbor about 6 days after the collision: John Juarez HT1 USN Ret. After 19 days Randolph was ready to land airplanes. Rando was also able to retrieve the capsized sailboat. They were enclosed with the 5 October 1945 Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet letter FF39/S1, It was also Randolph's inaugural combat action. (Text adapted from Naval FATE Captain Harry Cook reverses the carrier; "all engines back full." In March 1959, Randolph was redesignated as an anti-submarine carrier (CVS-15). The name has not been passed to another warship. The ship was set to "Condition Zebra," which is the maximum state of readiness for survivability. Seaman Santos is on deck watching two US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightnings practice strafing runs over Randolph. Their worries proved for naught. At right, British destroyer HMS Urchin crosses the bow of Randolph in August of 1945, off Japan. 36 "Fleet Angels" (amidships, near the island), Randolph did what she always did; brought the crew back home. Here's a treat for all you Med Cruise veterans and late-50s carrier aviation fans. Randolph peaceful rides anchor as tank landing craft LCT-832 loads ammunition into her cargo hold. John W. Weeks (DD-701) in the Western Attacking Japan in June. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Naples, Italy, While navigating crisis after crisis, she maintained the fragile peace without firing a shot in anger. ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. CV-15 (on left) tied up in Bayonne around the time my dad was reunited with her. The crew of the Randolph reacts. Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. USS Turner (DDR-834) is in the CARRIER FORCE X VICTORY HAS FORGED A LASTING BOND AMONG US X IF YOU ARE TO BE AS FORTUNATE IN PEACE Five-inch gun in the foreground. To him, this tribute would have been the equivalent of winning both the Noble Peace Prize and the Heisman Trophy. capsule sank. The RANDOLPH was subsequently scrapped. The Dawn Alert, USS Randolph (CV-15), Tuesday, 14 August Source: Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, "Ship's Files ca 19401950.". The carrier traded her airplanes for bunk beds in the hangar deck. As the sun set, the destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) came alongside for fuel. Eugene Santos (working in the supply department) was one of the sailors who brought the Randolph to life. By 1956 Randolph underwent a SCB-125 modification. , in 1946, sent the ship into the Mediterranean, visiting Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. Sep 15, 1966 - Feb 12, 1969. Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. modex AW14, VS-39 "Hoot Owls", Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph F. M. Larson. The ship began combat in February of 1945. The landscape was apocalyptic -- the images would haunt my father. Typically a "Centurion" The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. CREATE PROBLEMS TAXING PATIENCE AND CONTROL ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE TENSIONS OF WAR X I ASK THAT THE The Jolly Roger, USS Randolph, Vol. The attempt failed and the J. Francillon Collection, photo, ID:42766478, Catalog: 17_000139. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (#1039207), dated 24 September 1958. first ham station on a USN combat ship and was set up by CDR Thomas B. Ray (seated), a pilot in HS-7 Sonar. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. 1945. STATES THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in damages for Randolph. The war which killed 60 million was over. Pairing with the ship, this unique relationship, was the ultimate blending of man and machine. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. The Hellcats pounced and the ship fled the area burning. being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. The roar of the cats kept small boats away, but a large tanker was moving toward the downed air crew. Now in a museum in Kansas, Friendship 7 is in the Smithsonian Institute. After World War II, this venerable carrier accomplished something extraordinary. Banshees of VF-102 over Randolph during the Suez Crisis. S-2D Tracker, modex AW34, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine Air Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. One anchor is at the Sullivan North High School in Kingsport, TN. USS Randolph (CV-15), an oiler and a destroyer seen from the USS North In addition to extensive footage. Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. The submariners wondered which carrier doggedly pursued them. Radio rooms were flooded. Either would have led to a catastrophic explosion. just before entering Pearl Harbor on return trip from Japan'Some men from Fighting Squadron 16". ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. (Base) and Musician 3rd Class Charles Apellonia (Accordion). Photo was taken circa 1951-1952, just after SCB-27A modernization, with Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard. Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. Dippers" in attendance. housing the aerological balloon room. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitcher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with The Admiral responded with the standard US retort; neither confirming or denying nuclear weapons. The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. Astronaut X YOUR REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD decommissioning, 13 February 1969. The USS Randolph was training off the Virginia Cape with her Task Group when orders came to join the fleet quarantining Cuba. from the back seat of an SB2C Helldiver that has just launched, FebruaryMarch 1945, in with two AJ Savage attack planes and 14 FJ Fury fighters parked on the flight deck, forward. For a quarter of a century, the Randolph sailor distinguished themselves as a special breed of seafarer. The Navy thought 'show the flag' exercises and humanitarian aid would bolster governments in the region. refueling in the Eastern Mediterranean. PENDING DESIGNATION BY YOU OR A STATION IN THE TOKYO AREA FOR The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter parked on the port catapult, March 1945. Reclassified as an "Antisubmarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVS-38, 30 June 1969. The collision of Fitzgerald - and the subsequent collision of USS John McCain (DDG-56) with a merchant tanker off Singapore on Aug. 20, 2017, that killed 10 sailors - resulted in the removal . ", Randolph helicopter hoist Gus Grissom to safety, Sikorsky H-34 Seahorse struggles with Liberty Bell 7 capsule before releasing it into the ocean. The fleet off Okinawa just finished dodging a Kamikaze raid as the cruiser USS Astoria received the most unlikeliest of orders; launch two Kingfisher seaplanes deep into Japanese territory for a rescue mission. This added an angled flight deck and an enclosed hurricane bow. The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. The Soviet Union threatened to intervene in Egypt and attack London and Paris with atomic bombs. Even the Randolph's namesake lies in virtual obscurity. Friday, 21 July 1961. USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling at sea from USS Pawcatuck Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an Below is a report about the collision from SHANGRI-LA's 1965 cruise book. Seaman Santos was shielded from the blast by the mailbags. A special guest at the recommissioning was Edward Fairfax Randolph, descendant of the ship's namesake Peyton Randolph. The recovery The destroyer that the Randolph was refueling on October 16, 1961, at the time of the collision with the Atlantic Viscountess was the U.S.S. USS Randolph in background, Randolph's crew crowd the deck during Friendship 7's reentry, Liberty Bell 7 was discovered and raised in 1999, 38 years after it sank. Randolph was the first U.S. Atlantic Fleet carrier FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. (DD-841) and later transferred to the Primary Recovery Ship (PRS), USS Randolph (CVS-15). during operations off Okinawa in June 1945. back to top go to the end of the page back to top go to the end of the page Crew List: Efficiency Award presented to the Engineering Dept. . suborbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. Center: Johnson Space Center (JSC) Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. On 20 February 1962 Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, became the first American The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. (CVE-30). USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling the destroyer USS formation over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa 1954. USS Randolph (CV-15), 23 March 1945. However, during this visit, Randolph relinquished that honor to the small wooden sailing ship at left, which is non other than HMS Victory -- flagship of the Battle of Trafalgar. COMPLETION OF A GREAT TASK X PLEASE SEND TO THE COMMANDERS OF THE FLEETS AND FORCES THROUGHOUT THE Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. The war which killed 60 million was over. He became Randolph's SIGNED WITHIN TEN DAYS" PARA BROADCAST SAID MC ARTHUR STATEMENT WAS twin brothers in the foreground. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1944 | 1945 - 1953 | 1954 - 1956 | 1957 - 1958 | 1959 - 1960 | 1961 - 1962 | 1963 - 1965 | 1966 - now Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Randolph (CV 15). Photo by LT B. Gallagher. "Homeward Bound," SeptemberOctober 1945. Waves crashed over the bow, washing through the open hangar deck, pulverizing everything in its path. The museum's F6F-5 is beautifully adorned in Randolph Air Group 12 colors. However, a seaplane arriving seven hours later couldn't find him. Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. off Norfolk, VA. Randoo Can Do deployed to the Med, FebruaryMay 1965, with Antisubmarine As seen from USS Essex (CV-9), USS Astoria Since the days of sail, crews coveted the distinction of serving as the flag ship. No wonder she became known as "Rando Can Do. Connie Francis belts out her rousing top 20 song of the same title as we're treated to sweeping panoramic views of Randolph in Cannes Harbor. Photograph received from USS Waller, 1969. Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May. 20 22 May 1947 Work began in November 1952 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Shangri-La recommissioned in January 1955, with angled flight deck, enclosed bow, new island, steam catapults and many other improvements. Randolph's first post-war cruise. At about 01:17 Fitzgerald ' s OOD ( Officer of the Deck, responsible for the ship's course and maneuvering) misjudged the course of ACX Crystal. Some. The ship was visited by 82,000 wide-eyed Europeans -- the largest number of foreign tourists boarding a US warship. Looking forward, from the island. Carrier Air Group 10 (CAG-10) aboard. (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. Top, Randolph returning to Norfolk after loss of elevator. Kearny, N.J. CV-15 was named for "a famous old vessel in the Navy bearing th[e] name [Randolph]." Cdr Ian Allan MBE. By 1950 China had fallen to Communism, and US forces became embroiled in Korea, fighting a Communist invasion. Sold 24 May 1975 to Boston Metals, Baltimore, Md., for $605,999.99 and subsequently scrapped at South Kearny, N.J. Read the USS Randolph (CV-15 / CVA-15 /CVS-15) DANFS History entry Crew Contact And Reunion Information Contact Name: LCdr Walter L Timmons Address: 785 Temple Ave Orange City, FL, 32763-4742 Phone: 904-775-3721 E-mail: None The Italians were homeless, starving, and dispirited. There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. Russian painting by Valentin Pechatin depicting the surfacing of B-59 by the Randolph Task Group. Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. They were brought aboard and taken to sickbay for medical evaluation. Fuel spilled from Kennedy . Squadron mates spotted the downed aviator in his rubber raft. The Soviet Union threatened to intervene in Egypt and attack London and Paris with atomic bombs. June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. But, alas, it came to an untimely end in October 1968, when the Navy announced Randolph would be retired. (CL-90), USS Randolph (CV-15), and other units of Task Force 58 steam in the Pacific, The situation in the Inland Sea was becoming perilous. On February 16, 1945, a detachment of Task Force 58, concealed by poor weather, raced to within 60 miles of Japan. Field commanders had their fingers on the nuclear trigger rather than the leadership of the United States and Soviet Union. Second page details the extensive damage, Sir Winston Churchill exchanges salute with Randolph Captain Strean, Churchill tours Randolph with telegram below, One of the most influential figures of the 20th century toured USS Randolph on October 26, 1958. National Naval Aviation Museum Four McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee aircraft of VF-41 "Black Aces" in flight These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. National Archives and Records Administration photo, # 80-G-466983. Camouflage is Measure 32 Design 17A (I). She is replenishing from USS Marias ", "Earl Hanson, representing the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, walks with John Glenn through Randolph sailed straight into a category 3 hurricane during the night of September 10-11, 1954. Randolph's final tally included: 143 Japanese airplanes destroyed in dogfights, shipborne gunners shotdown an additional 4, another 71 on the ground during air strikes, and 87,000 tons of shipping sunk. Wang Wei was a pilot in the 25th Regiment of the 9th Division . The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. ENVOYS FOR TOKYO TO REPORT TO THEIR EMPEROR STOP DELEGATES LEFT MANILA MCARTHUR TOLD TOKYO THAT HE EXPECTED TO SIGN SURRENDER DOCUMENT IN C-1A Trader, VRC-40 Det. . The nearer board represents the flight deck, with the hangar deck board behind it. 1, Ed. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. This SB2C-4 Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing Ship is USS Randolph (CVA-15). Admiral Marc Mitscher raised his flag on the Randolph on May 15, 1945. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse, BuNo 148755, modex The ship kept coming. Stanley Svec. greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Known as a SCB-27A modification, the flight deck and elevators were strengthen to handle the heavier jets. U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War Hurricane Edna battered the carrier. Barcelona, Spain, in late December 1958early January 1959. 13 crew aboard C-119G-FA, CP-23, c/n 10951, . Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. 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