Dad - USN WWI Fireman 3/c ships company enroute to Europe when influenza
decimated more than half the crew and troops. Spent rest of WWI driving
ambulance in NYC!

Dad - Also USN WWII Fireman 3/c "old fart gunfodder" as they were
called, enroute as supercargo on a tanker for North African invasion;
rammed troopship off Bermuda, both ships limped into Bermuda and missed
the invasion! Spent rest of WWII riding motorcycle and driving jeep
courier missions out of Casablanca.

Uncle - WWII USA Lt. in charge of "colored" troops at Hickam Field on
December 7, 1941. Retired as Colonel.

Uncle - WWII USN (actually enlisted in 1937) AMMC-1 on PBY Catalina
discovering Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands. Retired as
Commander.

Cousin - (son of above) USN - Cold War. Retired as Captain.

Me - USN AT/AQ/PT1 in Heavy Attack (VC-8/VAH-1) Norfolk, Patuxent River,
Port Lyautey, Sanford, USS Coral Sea, USS Forrestal with AJ-1/2 Savages,
P2V-3C/3B Neptunes (with tailhooks), A3D-1/2 Skywarriors (with tail
turrets) - 1953 to 1958. In Air Intelligence, Targeting, Mission
Planning, Sigint, Elint (FAITCLANT/VQ-2) Norfolk, Rota with A3D-1/2Q
Skywarriors and WV-2Q Connies - 1958 to 1963.

My Heavy Attack and VQ-1/2 links below.

Chuck Huber, St. Augustine FL



HEAVY ATTACK COMPOSITE (VC-5,6,7,8,9) WEBSITE
http://community.webtv.net/charles379/USNComposite

FAIRECONRON ONE AND TWO (VQ-1/2) CASUALTIES
http://www.anzwers.org/free/navyscpo...r_AirCrew.html