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This would set NATO policies for decades afterwards. In July 1961 Randolph sailed into the Caribbean as the recover ship for astronaut Gus Grissom on America's second manned space flight, which lasted a mere 15 minutes. In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in. S-2D Tracker, BuNo 148742, modex AW32, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine Bunker Mid-air collision of two BAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars at Chivres Air Base, Belgium. USS Randolph (CVS-15) with S2F-3 (S-2D under the 1962 designation Robert L. I enjoyed my time on the Randolph. The second Randolph anchor resides in Kingsport, TN. Atlantic, circa 19671968. hole left when a twin-engine Francis, kamikaze, struck her the night of 11 March 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-344531). Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in damages for Randolph. To preempt attacks, the fleet sporadically struck Kamikaze bases in Japan. From Our Navy magazine, First of March, 1954. (CVS-15) is visible in the distance. Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58, circa 19611962. On 29 October 1956, Israel, Britain, and France invaded and captured the Suez Canal in Egypt. Struck by a long range kamikaze on 11 March 1945, the hole in her Eight Hellcats of VF-12 and VBF-12 circled overhead. Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. CV-15 (on left) tied up in Bayonne around the time my dad was reunited with her. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitcher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with The Okinawa campaign was the peak period for Kamikazes, and were fast becoming problematic for the fleet. (# NH 54911). USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton The recovery At right, in her final cast-off, Randolph prepares to depart Norfolk for decommissioning at Boston on February 13, 1969. Entering the Sargasso Sea on October 27th, the Randolph Task Group immediately cornered a submerged Russian submarine, the B-59. Randolph hams operating radios in ham shack. The landscape was apocalyptic -- the images would haunt my father. The crew of the Randolph reacts jubilantly. In 2004 Microsoft founder Paul Allen opened the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. CDR Embree was in turn killed in action (KIA) on 12 May 1945, when "Flying Tigers." From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. Forrestal had incurred the largest loss of life on a US warship during the Vietnam War. USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. To complicate matters, Glenn's capsule, Friendship 7, developed a malfunction on the third orbit, precipitating its early return. This SB2C-4 Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing Some of the "I" beams were procured from a Japanese sugar mill in recently captured Saipan. starboard catapult, July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. from a kamikaze hit on 11 March. IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (#1039207), dated 24 September 1958. Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. 25 Oct. 1833. Off Cape Hatteras, Randolph rode nearly 100-foot waves, rolling side to side as much as 35 degrees. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. II, July 1945. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. USS Randolph (CV-15), 23 March 1945. Schooner USS Sylphprobably sank in a storm in August 1831. Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. (CV-15) as it is lowered into place in May of 1943. Cruises to the Med with stops at Rota, Naples and Barcelona; the Caribbean stops at Barbados, St. Thomas and Rio de Janeiro. the Atlantic on 20 July 1999. Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. USS Jason: 80k: 79k . 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. The destroyer USS Holder (DD-814), trailing the carrier as the "lifeguard," retrieved three sailors from the water. During the night of April 1st 1964, off the coast of Virginia, while launching and recovering planes, a fire broke out on the ship's Number 3 deck elevator. Carrier in the background might be USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). Left to right: USS Shangri-La, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, and USS Randolph. his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on the Flag Bridge of USS Randolph (CV-15), On 12 March 1954, two USN AD-4 Skyraiders of VA-145 and VC-35 Det F flying from the carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) were conducting a simulated attack on a West German airfield when they were. (Still from a video.). dated 25 July 1963. Identifiable aircraft are, left to right: BuNos Photographed from a . The other vessels weren't as fortunate. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-274099). Damage sustained by USS Randolph (CV-15) from a kamikaze The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. The Navy thought 'show the flag' exercises and humanitarian aid would bolster governments in the region. 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. On February 16, 1945, a detachment of Task Force 58, concealed by poor weather, raced to within 60 miles of Japan. Note her deckload of aircraft, USS Randolph (CVS-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, probably Bottom left, Randolph's #3 elevator seen from USS Great Sitken in 1961 picture. 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. coloring hull number of Capricornus. Randolph paid with her dearest blood; losing 102 sailors and pilots since leaving Norfolk. Randolph sounds 3 more blasts. She is replenishing from USS Marias . The ship was a 27,000-ton aircraft carrier in the Ticonderoga class. This photo was possibly taken in the summer of 1967, since it shows Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group The attack killed 25 of her crew. Donna's father, Daniel Rosamonda, is in the third row. Morris and Phegley were returned to Randolph in time for dinner. PENDING DESIGNATION BY YOU OR A STATION IN THE TOKYO AREA FOR Photographed by Lieutenant Barrett Gallagher. "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two However, the Kamikazes had spiraled down from altitude when the interceptors arrived. These planes launched from, and returned to floating airbases which moved throughout the Pacific like chess pieces. (DD-841) and later transferred to the Primary Recovery Ship (PRS), USS Randolph (CVS-15). Middle right: Randolph at Norfolk shortly after launching. capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. The night of Nov. 22, 1975, while operating with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Ionian Sea, USS Belknap (CG-26) turned into and collided with Kennedy. Some. Randolph's position while pursuing B-59, 3 hours before surfacing. Seaman Santos is on deck watching two US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightnings practice strafing runs over Randolph. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. Pensacola, Fla., in July 1831. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE RETURN TO CONDITIONS OF PEACE WILL 1996.253.7245.029. The show aired on November 13, 1960, and featured the wide ranging capabilities of the carrier to hunt and attack submarines. at top. 1 September 1945. She was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Virginia, and commissioned on October 9, 1944. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. E-1B Tracer, BuNo 148139, modex AW725, VAW-12 "Bats" Det. 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. ), Comments, Suggestions or Image submissions, E-mail Carrier Information Reference Numbers: The ship began combat in February of 1945. USS Waller 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. Original 2 December 1944. patch is issued and proudly worn on the flight jacket. (BB-55), and USS Randolph (CV-15) at left. Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big Dippers.". Camouflage is Measure 32 Design 17A (I). II, July 1945. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. USS Franklin Roosevelt and USS Forrestal reinforced the 6th Fleet. The distinctly striped tails of Randolph's Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers attacked aircraft factories, airfields and naval bases. Randolph peaceful rides anchor as tank landing craft LCT-832 loads ammunition into her cargo hold. refueling in the Eastern Mediterranean. 7) into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times. The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. "'September 11, 1945Aboard the U.S.S. The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. As seen from USS Essex (CV-9), USS Astoria He and his gunner Cletis Phegley scurried onto the survival raft. Of these, fourteen saw combat in World War II. Within a minute the speedy Stormes clears out. He became Randolph's This photo is stamped on the back: "USS Randolph and overhauling Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. Bedding rigged properly for airing on board USS Randolph (CV-15), The attempt failed and the FF12-5/(15-on), serial 06820, on carrier markings, to illustrate how the ship's hull number should USS Randolph (CV-15). USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling at sea from USS Pawcatuck The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse, BuNo 148755, modex a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before Friendship 7 splashed down in the ocean. The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. X YOUR REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD For the first time opposing fleets would not come in sight of each other. It's less than seven months since the ship's launching -- a feat thought impossible. 56 (tail code "AU") aboard Randolph. Four U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in 1951-52. SIGNED WITHIN TEN DAYS" PARA BROADCAST SAID MC ARTHUR STATEMENT WAS Over the next three years, the carrier alternated between deployments to the Mediterranean and training on the East Coast. Iowa, PacificBattleshipCenter, National Archives and Records Administration, National FOR CONTINUOUS USE IN HANDLING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS AND OUR HEADQUARTERS Operating After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. 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. USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor in the western Pacific, June 1945. 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. Then LT Embree had been awarded a Navy Cross "for He was a simple man. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a USS Randolph (CVS-15), New York City, August 1960. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, possibly This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. HS-9 "Sea Griffins", Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Parks. OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN AND PRIDE IN THE PART PLAYED BY THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT RESULT X PARA X There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. Aircraft types represented include F6F, TBM and SB2C. This added an angled flight deck and an enclosed hurricane bow. Elevators raise and lower aircraft between the flight deck and hangar deck. the F6F Hellcat he was flying was hit by flak. USS Randolph (CVS-15) in New York, mid-1960s, with the Tinschert Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May. (CV-15) in World War II. . One anchor is at the Sullivan North High School in Kingsport, TN. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Note the damage to the after flight deck of Randolph resulting from a kamikaze hit on 11 March 1945. US Presidents ask, in time of foreign crisis, "where are the carriers?" "Big Dippers" Helo Squadron, on board at the time. The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. Air Group 12 was replaced by Air Group 16, skippered In the previous three days the flag ships, Bunker Hill and Enterprise, were blown up from under Mitscher's feet. The Hellcats pounced and the ship fled the area burning. Retired in 1996 as a CWO4. Glenn and Friendship 7 were transferred to Randolph. Roster of Officers, USS Randolph (CV-15) and Air Group Sixteen, Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge National Archives and Records Administration photo, # 80-G-466983. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. housing the aerological balloon room. The mission supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and was to attack targets in Japanese islands and the Bonins. January 10, 1970: off Jacksonville, Fla. USS SHANGRI-LA suffers a fire during training when an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft parked on the flight deck ignites, killing one. Eugene Santos (working in the supply department) was one of the sailors who brought the Randolph to life. File name: CVA 15 647437-5-54, US Navy Photo, 5/8/54. WHOSE SACRIFICE HAS GIVEN US OUR FREEDOM" X JAMES FORRESTAL X, ALL HANDS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD MAY TAKE SATISFACTION IN THE CONCLUSION USS Randolph (CV-15) Randolph was commissioned in October of 1944 and was built at Newport News, Virginia. The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. Hopefully, the buyer will keep as a Randolph bird. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. The US President chose the naval blockade, which he chose to call a quarantine. Ship is USS Randolph (CVA-15). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photo, One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. and all the sailors and marines calling Randolph home, IN THE NATION'S SERVICE TIED UP TO A PIER, On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with, Since the age of wooden vessels, the US Navy served as a quasi-diplomat, bringing American values and aid to distant shores. Randolph's log for the 27th simply reads; "2053 Submerged contact being kept under surveillance during the day surfaced at this time.". Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. Reclassified as an "Antisubmarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVS-38, 30 June 1969. NS021886. However, a seaplane arriving seven hours later couldn't find him. CAG (Air Group Commander) in mid-April 1945, when CDR A special guest at the recommissioning was Edward Fairfax Randolph, descendant of the ship's namesake Peyton Randolph. Randolph (CV-15) On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with dad's name, steps away from the Randolph's anchor. Russian submarine B-59 forced to the surface with a Randolph Sikorsky Seabat helicopter hovering above. (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. AT ONE PM (MANILA TIME) AFTER SUPPLYING "ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED"FOR first ham station on a USN combat ship and was set up by CDR Thomas B. Ray (seated), a pilot in HS-7 This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. in early July 1962, with Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58 aboard. FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5339). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-287672). Great Images In NASA (GRIN) DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001332. 1, No. 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. modex AW14, VS-39 "Hoot Owls", Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph To him, this tribute would have been the equivalent of winning both the Noble Peace Prize and the Heisman Trophy. The film, titled "A Force for Peace," was shot during the 1957-1958 timeframe. Aircraft on deck are S-2D Trackers of VS-26 "Lucky Tigers" and Ironically, on June 7, 1945, Randolph was again struck by a plane, but this time it was a U.S. Army Air Corps P-38 fighter/bomber. photo, # S61-02921. Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on board USS Randolph (CV-15) during operations photo above. Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. For hours Randolph withstood the fury of Edna. The names of aircraft carriers are etched in naval history; Enterprise, Yorktown, America, Lexington, Essex, Independence, Hornet, Nimitz, Saratoga, etc. sometime in 1963. LT John A. Russian painting by Valentin Pechatin depicting the surfacing of B-59 by the Randolph Task Group. Base (HMNB) Portsmouth, 1966. D. Ward Harrigan system) Trackers of Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS) 26 "Lucky Tigers" and 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine Robert L. Lawson These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. USS Randolph (CV-15), Wednesday, 28 June 1944. (NNAM) photo, # 1996.253.7148.008. By 1956 Randolph underwent a SCB-125 modification. His son, Tom, explains: "[My father] had a piece of metal that he said was shrapnel from the kamikaze Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5395). The roar of the cats kept small boats away, but a large tanker was moving toward the downed air crew. At that time I was the First Lieutenant. being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). The ship kept coming. 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 ', . Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. TEXT. Now in a museum in Kansas, Friendship 7 is in the Smithsonian Institute. Magic Carpet loading of US Army soldiers at Naples, Italy, 24 November Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns after The bombing of the USS Randolph was a nuclear attack by the Soviet submarine B-59 against the American aircraft carrier Randolph in the afternoon of October 27, 1962 in response to being targeted by American depth charges. Great Uncle and died at sea on 13 October 1945. The capsule floated in the Caribbean for 20 minutes before the destroyer USS Noa retrieved Friendship 7. USE AS ABOVE INDICATED STATION JUM REPEAT JUM FREQ 13705 KILOCYCLES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE -- and the capsule sank. 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. US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives Photographed from a USS Miami At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter parked on the port catapult, March 1945. The repair at sea was so exceptional, Randolph didn't require follow-up at a yard. Photo Chuck McCandliss. VS-36 "Gray Wolves," and an SH-3A Sea King of HS-7 "Big Dippers" (this particular helicopter, Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. ENVOYS FOR TOKYO TO REPORT TO THEIR EMPEROR STOP DELEGATES LEFT MANILA Charles L. Crommelin was killed. Canberra was recommissioned on 15 June 1956, and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. Four Scots visited involuntarily after their sailboat capsized within sight of the Randolph. The war which killed 60 million was over. This storm damaged other capital. cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, AugustNovember 1953, with Carrier Air Group 10 (CAG-10) in 1945. BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). The captain and political officer consented to using a nuclear tip torpedo against the Task Group but were reversed by the overall commander, who was not going to start World War III. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. Sep 15, 1966 - Feb 12, 1969. Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. US Navy photograph ships, including sister-ship Wasp. He pointed to the handsome figure of a Essex-Class carrier in the distance and stated it was the same type he served on. be painted on the structure of an Essex-class carrier. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. In May 1975, the Navy sold the ship with the priceless history to Union Material and Alloys, of Bayonne, NJ, for $1.5 million for the expressed purpose of scrapping. In a report released on 1 November 2017 [8] the Navy describes Fitzgerald ' s course in the half-hour prior to the collision as running 190T (nearly due south), with a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). NS021552: National Archives Top, Randolph returning to Norfolk after loss of elevator. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Stanley Svec. (CVE-30). The twelfth and final name added in 2009 was that of Ensign John Hantschel, a Randolph Hellcat pilot. The U.S.S. BY NIGHT AND SHALL NOT ZIGZAG X BLACKOUT REGULATIONS ARE CANCELLED XX. The USS Randolph was training off the Virginia Cape with her Task Group when orders came to join the fleet quarantining Cuba. The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" TOKYO WITHIN TEN DAYS PARA IN MESSAGE TO TOKYO MCARTHUR SAID,"I SHALL Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. Sonar. With 400 Soviet submarines posing a threat to the world's sea lanes, many Essex-class carriers traded their attack missions for anti-submarine roles. The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Randolph was lifeless for the first time since 1944. 1945. Port side sponson, 5" gun mount. U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War Hordes crowded the waterfront, while the media reported widely on the carrier's visit. Randolph, joined by other elements of the Sixth Fleet, stood ready. late 1958early 1959, during her last deployment as an attack aircraft carrier. David Buell: NS0215ae: 309k: USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. PACIFIC AND ALL HANDS IN THEIR COMMANDS MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND THE DEEP PRIDE WHICH AMERICA They were brought aboard and taken to sickbay for medical evaluation. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. Efficiency Award presented to the Engineering Dept. Guy M. Gillette, wife of the senator from Iowa, christens the future / This / piece of deck planking from / the aircraft carrier / USS Randolph (CV-15) / and Records Administration, Battleship Official caption reads: "USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea Randolph emerged from the yard a new ship. Photographed from USS Charger The Randolph immediately launched the duty lifeboat and within 10 minutes rescued the four sailors floundering in the water. July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. 1, Ed. extraordinary heroism [] during the occupation of French Morocco in 1942; Ralph A. Embree was also This one? USS Randolph (CV-15) alongside repair ship USS Jason Schooner USS Sea Gulldisappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Last seen on 8 May 1839. Photo is dated 22 February 1962 (Randolph with two AJ Savage attack planes and 14 FJ Fury fighters parked on the flight deck, forward. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, (left), Commander Task Force 58, with his As I recall that night was relatively foggy: the sea was calm; visibility was probably 3 to 5 miles. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. F. M. Larson. When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments 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. 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