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USS Vammen
USS ''Vammen'' (DE-644) was a of the United States Navy. Namesake Clarence Earl Vammen Jr. was born on 17 October 1919 in Aberdeen, Washington. He attended Pomona Junior College in California before enlisting in the Naval Reserve on 17 February 1941 at Long Beach, Calif. After his initial duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base Long Beach, Seaman 2d Class Vammen was transferred to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida on 4 April for flight training. Detached on 19 August and transferred to Naval Air Station Miami, for further training, Vammen was appointed a naval aviator (heavier-than-air) on 23 September. Completing his instruction on 20 October, he accepted the rank of ensign that day. Assigned to Advanced Carrier Training Group, Pacific Fleet, soon thereafter, Vammen continued his training until joining Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6), based on the aircraft carrier , on 28 April 1942. He joined the ship within two weeks of the completion of the famous Doolittle Raid on Toky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Vammen (DE-644) Off San Francisco On 3 December 1957
USS ''Vammen'' (DE-644) was a of the United States Navy. Namesake Clarence Earl Vammen Jr. was born on 17 October 1919 in Aberdeen, Washington. He attended Pomona Junior College in California before enlisting in the United States Naval Reserve, Naval Reserve on 17 February 1941 at Long Beach, California, Long Beach, Calif. After his initial duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base Long Beach, Seaman (rank), Seaman 2d Class Vammen was transferred to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida on 4 April for flight training. Detached on 19 August and transferred to Naval Air Station Miami, for further training, Vammen was appointed a naval aviator (heavier-than-air) on 23 September. Completing his instruction on 20 October, he accepted the rank of ensign that day. Assigned to Advanced Carrier Training Group, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pacific Fleet, soon thereafter, Vammen continued his training until joining Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6), based on the aircraft carrier , on 28 April 1942. He joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |