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Early May 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen in the distance from USS Enterprise CV-6 either heading to or returning from the Coral Sea Operation. |
May 15, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 in the South Pacific, having missed the Battle of the Coral Sea Hornet was recalled to Pearl Harbor on May 16, 1942 to prepare for the Battle of Midway. |
May 26, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen from Ford Island arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The tug USS Nokomis YT-142 is seen alongside. |
May 26, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen from Ford Island arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The tug USS Nokomis YT-142 is seen alongside. |
June 2 1942: The air crews of VS-8 seen on the USS Hornet CV-8 just before the Battle of Midway. Front Row L-R; ARM2 Gerald A. McAffe ARM2 Angus Gillis ARM3 Ronald H. Arenth ARM3 John Louis Tereskerz ARM2 Richard C. McEwen ARM1 George D. Stokley ARM2 Richard T. Woodson ARM2 William L. Payne ARM3 David T. Manus Back row L to R; ARM3 Earnest R. Johnson ARM1 Kenneth Cecil Bunch (Killed in the Battle of Midway June 6, 1942) ARM2 Harmon L. Brendle ARM3 Charles B. Lufburrow ACRM(PA) John L.Clanton ARM3 John S. Urban, ARM2 John H. Honeycutt ARM1 Ralph Phillips ARM2 Irvin R. Hillhouse |
(Information provided by Pam Thomas, National Naval Aviation Museum) |
June 4, 1942: 09:00 hrs. aircraft on the USS Hornet CV-8 prepare to take off for the Battle of Midway. |
Special thanks to Fred Branyan for his assistance in providing information and most of the photographs for these pages. Without Fred's help these pages would not be possible. |
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