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VS-931
VS-931 Antisubmarine Squadron was activated at Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Pennsylvania on 1 March 1951 during the Korean War and was transferred to Los Alamitos Naval Air Station LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service (transportation), Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a ... in California. The squadron was sent abroad on the USS ''Sicily'' and operated near Japan and Okinawa. Upon transferring to the USS ''Badoeng Strait'', the Squadron went to Korea on two occasions to protect the US Naval fleet from enemy submarines. There were several transfers back and forth between the two ships and in addition the squadron was stationed on land bases at Atsugi and Itami for brief periods. The squadron returned to the States aboard the USS Sicily. Upon returning to Los Alamitos the squadron's designation was changed from VS-931 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Sicily (CVE-118)
USS ''Sicily'' (CVE-118) was a in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the island of Sicily, which was the site of a major invasion during World War II. ''Sicily'' was laid down on 23 October 1944 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Washington (state), Washington, as ''Sandy Bay''; launched on 14 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Julius Vanderwiele; renamed ''Sicily'' on 5 June 1945; and commissioned on 27 February 1946, Capt. B. W. Wright in command. Operational history ''Sicily'' fitted out at Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, loaded supplies at Seattle, and then sailed for San Diego where she held shakedown training during April and May. On 15 May, she was ordered to proceed to New York City, via the Panama Canal and Norfolk, Virginia. The carrier entered the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 6 June and remained there until 30 September when she sailed to Naval Station Argentia, NS Argentia, Dominion of Newfoundland, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)
USS ''Badoeng Strait'' (CVE-116) was a of the United States Navy during the Korean War. She was named after the Badung Strait, located between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Nusa Besar, which was the site of a World War II battle in February 1942, between American–Netherlands and Japanese naval forces. Initially named ''San Alberto Bay'', the vessel was renamed ''Badoeng Strait'' on 6 November 1944; launched 15 February 1945 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Binford, wife of Captain Binford; commissioned 14 November 1945, Captain Thomas A. Turner, Jr. in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Operational history Initial service ''Badoeng Strait'' operated out of San Diego until March 1946, when she made a brief cruise to Hawaii. On 20 April 1946 she was placed out of commission and was subsequently recommissioned on 6 January 1947. Between February 1947 and June 1950 ''Badoeng Strait'' operated in the Pacific, test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S. Navy and located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow Grove, which is north of Philadelphia. The installation was transferred to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the name changed to the Horsham Air Guard Station after the U.S. Navy departed in 2011. History Flight activity began in 1926 when Harold Frederick Pitcairn constructed a hangar and a grass airstrip in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The airfield was named after the nearest town Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. At the time, Horsham was a rural township with little significance. From 1926 to 1942 Pitcairn used the airfield for design, construction and testing of a number of aircraft, including the Mailwing which was used by the United States Postal Service.Jeremy RoebuckWillow Grove sees final departuresPhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950) , place = Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border , territory = Korean Demilitarized Zone established * North Korea gains the city of Kaesong, but loses a net total of {{Convert, 1506, sqmi, km2, abbr=on, order=flip, including the city of Sokcho, to South Korea. , result = Inconclusive , combatant1 = {{Flag, First Republic of Korea, name=South Korea, 1949, size=23px , combatant1a = {{Plainlist , * {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px United Nations Command, United Nations{{Refn , name = nbUNforces , group = lower-alpha , On 9 July 1951 troop constituents were: US: 70.4%, ROK: 23.3% other UNC: 6.3%{{Cite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service (transportation), Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance * Line-of-sight (other) * LineageOS, a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers * Loss of signal ** Fading **End of pass (spaceflight) * Loss of significance, undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic Medicine and biology * Lipooligosaccharide, a bacterial lipopolysaccharide with a low-molecular-weight * Lower esophageal sphincter, Lower oesophageal sphincter Arts and entertainment * ''The Land of Stories'', a series of children's novels by Chris Colfer * Los, or the Crimson King, a character in Stephen King's novels * Los (band), a British indie rock band from 2008 to 2011 * Los (Blake), a character in William Blake's poetry * Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
