JAMES V. CARNEY, CAPT, USN

James Carney '21

Date of birth: February 14, 1898

Date of death: December 16, 1942

Age: 44

Lucky Bag

From the 1921 Lucky Bag:

James Valentine Carney

O'Neill, Nebraska

"Jimmie" "Mick" "Steve" "Sook"

OUT from the land where corn husking is the national pastime came "Sook" alias Jimmie Valentine. Young "golden-ear" girded about him three innocent roommates and hardly had Plebe year been underway when we began to hear of Nebraskey. "What! Never heard of O'Neill. Well———" and he was good for hours. He has faced death itself in defending that famous podunk and as the argument waxed warmer, the tighter became that grip and the more violently he slashed the air with that index finger in his efforts to convince, a mannerism that has added to his fame.

By chance this was not the one finger he lost in the notorious looting of the Kaydet's artillery, following that 6-0 battle of 1919. The accident, however, caused him two long months in the hospital where he acquired that finesse which has made him the envy of his wife and all who dared to swap stories.

Occasionally the Academics have slipped over an on-side kick on the boy but the game has been mostly in midfield, and the final whistle will find Jimmie among the fold staging that old uphill fight that must ultimately land him success.

Buzzard.

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The Class of 1921 was the last of the wartime-accelerated classes. "1921A" was graduated on June 3, 1920; the second half, "1921B", was graduated on June 2, 1921. James was graduated with 1921B.

James Valentine Carney

O'Neill, Nebraska

"Jimmie" "Mick" "Steve" "Sook"

OUT from the land where corn husking is the national pastime came "Sook" alias Jimmie Valentine. Young "golden-ear" girded about him three innocent roommates and hardly had Plebe year been underway when we began to hear of Nebraskey. "What! Never heard of O'Neill. Well———" and he was good for hours. He has faced death itself in defending that famous podunk and as the argument waxed warmer, the tighter became that grip and the more violently he slashed the air with that index finger in his efforts to convince, a mannerism that has added to his fame.

By chance this was not the one finger he lost in the notorious looting of the Kaydet's artillery, following that 6-0 battle of 1919. The accident, however, caused him two long months in the hospital where he acquired that finesse which has made him the envy of his wife and all who dared to swap stories.

Occasionally the Academics have slipped over an on-side kick on the boy but the game has been mostly in midfield, and the final whistle will find Jimmie among the fold staging that old uphill fight that must ultimately land him success.

Buzzard.

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The Class of 1921 was the last of the wartime-accelerated classes. "1921A" was graduated on June 3, 1920; the second half, "1921B", was graduated on June 2, 1921. James was graduated with 1921B.

Loss

James was lost on December 16, 1942 when the SBD Dauntless he was piloting developed engine problems and crashed near Guadalcanal.

He was the commanding officer of Naval Construction Battalion 14, which had repaired Henderson Field and was nearly complete in completing an emergency runway at Koli Point, Guadalcanal, when James was lost. (He had landed and taken off earlier to test the work.) The crewman aboard was also killed.

He was designated naval aviator #3195 in 1925.

His wife was listed as next of kin. He was originally buried in Guadalcanal, but is now buried in California.

Namesake

The airstrip his battalion constructed was named "Carney Field" in his honor.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers

The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

January 1922

Ensign, USS New Mexico

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Others at this command:

LT Lyman Swenson '16

ENS Samuel Arthur '20

May 1923

Ensign, USS La Vallette

July 1923

Ensign, USS La Vallette

September 1923

Ensign, USS La Vallette

November 1923

Ensign, USS La Vallette

January 1924

Ensign, USS La Vallette

March 1924

Ensign, USS La Vallette

May 1924

Ensign, USS La Vallette

July 1924

Ensign, USS La Vallette

September 1924

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

ENS Arthur Page, Jr. '18
LTjg Frederick Buse '20
LTjg Samuel Arthur '20
LTjg Kilburn Roby '21
LTjg Frederick Jackson '21

ENS Frederick Kahn '21
ENS John Lenhart '21
LTjg John Burrow '21
LTjg William Gray '21
LTjg Arnold Isbell '21

ENS William Engeman, Jr. '22
ENS William Beyrer '22
ENS Eaton Boothe '22
ENS William Ault '22

November 1924

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

ENS Arthur Page, Jr. '18
ENS John Lenhart '21
LTjg John Burrow '21

LTjg William Gray '21
ENS William Beyrer '22

ENS Eaton Boothe '22
ENS William Ault '22

January 1925

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

CAPT Arthur Page, Jr. '18
ENS Addis Nelson '21
ENS John Lenhart '21

LTjg William Gray '21
LTjg John Jones '21

ENS Eaton Boothe '22
ENS William Davis '22

March 1925

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

CAPT Arthur Page, Jr. '18
ENS Addis Nelson '21
LTjg John Lenhart '21

LTjg John Jones '21
ENS Eaton Boothe '22

ENS William Davis '22
LTjg William Ault '22

May 1925

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LTjg Frank Conant, II '20
LTjg Addis Nelson '21
LTjg John Lenhart '21

LTjg John Jones '21
ENS Eaton Boothe '22

ENS William Davis '22
LTjg William Ault '22

July 1925

Lieutenant (j.g.), for assignment, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, USS Langley

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Others at this command:

CDR John Rodgers '03

LTjg Eaton Boothe '22

October 1925

Lieutenant (j.g.), for assignment, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, USS Langley

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Others at this command:

LTjg Eaton Boothe '22

January 1926

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LTjg Frederick Buse '20 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2)
LT Samuel Arthur '20 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2)

LTjg John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)

October 1926

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LT Oscar Erickson '16 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)
LT Frederick Buse '20 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2)
LT John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)

LTjg George Covell '22 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)

January 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1

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Others at this command:

LT Oscar Erickson '16
LT John Gillon '20

LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LTjg George Lehman '23

LTjg Joseph Rooney '23

April 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LTjg Henry Brandenburger '21 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 2)
LT John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)

LTjg George Covell '22 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1)

October 1927

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LCDR Oscar Erickson '16 (Utility Plane Squadron (VJ) 1B)
LT Paul Thompson '19 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LT John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)
LTjg Fitzhugh Rhea '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

LTjg Herbert Ballinger '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Richard Moss '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

January 1928

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LCDR Frank McCord '11 (USS Langley)
LCDR Oscar Erickson '16 (Utility Plane Squadron (VJ) 1B)

LT John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

April 1928

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B, USS Saratoga

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16 (USS Saratoga)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Ted Marshall '24 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Morgan Redfield '26 (USS Saratoga)
ENS John Crane '26 (USS Saratoga)

ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Clinton Rounds '27 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Arthur Loeser '27 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Henry Dozier '27 (USS Saratoga)

July 1928

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Van Moore '19
LT Frederick Roberts '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT Stephen Cooke '21
LT Francis Bridget '21

LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LTjg James Craig '22
ENS Jack DeShazo '25
ENS Creighton Lankford '25

ENS John Gotjen, Jr. '26
ENS Irving Howell '26
ENS William Watson '26
ENS John Graff '26

October 1928

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Frederick Roberts '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT Stephen Cooke '21
LT Francis Bridget '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22

LT James Craig '22
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Jack DeShazo '25
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25
LTjg James Smith, Jr. '25

ENS John Gotjen, Jr. '26
ENS Irving Howell '26
ENS William Watson '26
ENS John Graff '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26

January 1929

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Frederick Roberts '20
LT Edwin Conway '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT Stephen Cooke '21
LT Francis Bridget '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Lawrence McPeake '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
LTjg Jack DeShazo '25
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26
2LT Joseph Wolfe '26
ENS William Watson '26

ENS John Graff '26
ENS Francis Black '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26
ENS Claude Haman '26
2LT Guy Chappell '27
2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

April 1929

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Edwin Conway '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT Francis Bridget '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26

2LT Joseph Wolfe '26
ENS William Watson '26
ENS John Graff '26
ENS Charles Signer '26
ENS Francis Black '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26
ENS Claude Haman '26
2LT Guy Chappell '27
ENS Oddle Anderson '27

2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27
ENS Loren Morris '27
ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Julian Greer '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

July 1929

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Edwin Conway '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26

2LT Joseph Wolfe '26
LTjg William Watson '26
LTjg John Graff '26
LTjg Francis Black '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26
LTjg Claude Haman '26
2LT Guy Chappell '27
ENS Oddle Anderson '27
2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27

ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27
ENS Loren Morris '27
ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Julian Greer '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

October 1929

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Hayter '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26
LTjg Claude Haman '26

ENS Oddle Anderson '27
ENS Dick Downer '27
2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27

ENS Loren Morris '27
ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27
ENS Julian Greer '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

January 1930

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Ted Marshall '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Andrew Harris '25

LTjg Ralph Smith '26
ENS Oddle Anderson '27
ENS Dick Downer '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Elmer Cooper '27

ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27
2LT Ernest Pollock '28

April 1930

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Ted Marshall '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Andrew Harris '25

LTjg Ralph Smith '26
ENS Dick Downer '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Elmer Cooper '27
ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27

ENS John Nelson '28
ENS William Pye, Jr. '28
ENS J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28
ENS Donald Lovelace '28
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28
2LT Ernest Pollock '28
ENS William Arthur '29
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29
ENS Finley Hall '29

October 1930

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LCDR Francis Maile, Jr. '15 (USS Langley)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)

LT Samuel Arthur '20 (USS Langley)

January 1931

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Langley

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LCDR Francis Maile, Jr. '15 (USS Langley)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)

LT Samuel Arthur '20 (USS Langley)

April 1931

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Lexington

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LT Henry Brandenburger '21 (USS Lexington)
LT Francis Bridget '21 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LT Edwin Crouch '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Hilan Ebert '26 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Dick Downer '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)

LTjg Harold Richards '27 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Robert Winters '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Eugene Lindsey '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Lexington)

July 1931

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Lexington

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LT Henry Brandenburger '21 (USS Lexington)
LT Edwin Crouch '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg John Waldron '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Dick Downer '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Robert Winters '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Eugene Lindsey '27 (USS Lexington)

ENS J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
ENS John Yoho '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS Cleon Felton '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Walter Bailey '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Edward Allen '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (USS Lexington)

October 1931

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Lexington

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LT Henry Brandenburger '21 (USS Lexington)
LT Edwin Crouch '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg John Waldron '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Dick Downer '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Robert Winters '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Eugene Lindsey '27 (USS Lexington)
LTjg J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)

ENS Henry Twohy '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS John Yoho '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS Cleon Felton '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Walter Bailey '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Edward Allen '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (USS Lexington)

January 1932

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Lexington

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LT Henry Brandenburger '21 (USS Lexington)
LT Edwin Crouch '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg John Waldron '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Dick Downer '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Robert Winters '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Eugene Lindsey '27 (USS Lexington)
LTjg J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)

ENS Henry Twohy '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS John Yoho '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS Cleon Felton '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Walter Bailey '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Edward Allen '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (USS Lexington)

April 1932

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B, USS Lexington

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LT Henry Brandenburger '21 (USS Lexington)
LT Edwin Crouch '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg John Waldron '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Dick Downer '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Robert Winters '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
LTjg Eugene Lindsey '27 (USS Lexington)

LTjg J. C. Riggs, Jr. '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 1B)
ENS Henry Twohy '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS John Yoho '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Lexington)
ENS Walter Bailey '31 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (USS Lexington)

October 1932

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24

LTjg Claude Haman '26
LTjg Harold Richards '27

LTjg Robert Winters '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Aircraft Squadrons West Coast Expeditionary Force)

January 1933

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24

LTjg Claude Haman '26
LTjg Harold Richards '27

LTjg Robert Winters '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Aircraft Squadrons West Coast Expeditionary Force)

April 1933

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24

LTjg Claude Haman '26
LTjg Harold Richards '27

LTjg Robert Winters '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Aircraft Squadrons West Coast Expeditionary Force)

2LT Paul Moret '30 (Aircraft Squadrons, West Coast Expeditionary Force)

July 1933

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24

LTjg Harold Richards '27
LTjg Robert Winters '27

LTjg Gerald Dyson '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

2LT Paul Moret '30 (Aircraft Squadrons, West Coast Expeditionary Force)

October 1933

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Claude Haman '26

LTjg Harold Richards '27
LTjg Robert Winters '27

LTjg Gerald Dyson '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

1LT Lofton Henderson '26 (Aircraft Squadrons, West Coast Expeditionary Force)

2LT Paul Moret '30 (Aircraft Squadrons, West Coast Expeditionary Force)

April 1934

Lieutenant, Naval Air Station San Diego, California

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Others at this command:

LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Claude Haman '26

LTjg Harold Richards '27
LTjg Robert Winters '27

LTjg Gerald Dyson '27
LTjg Julian Greer '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

1LT Lofton Henderson '26 (Aircraft Two, Fleet Marine Force)

2LT Paul Moret '30 (Aircraft Two, Fleet Marine Force)

July 1934

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LCDR Ryland Tisdale '15
LTjg Lance Massey '30

ENS Daniel Gothie '32

ENS Edward Worthington '34

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

LTjg Arthur Farrell '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Edwin Kelly '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Victor Gaulin '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)

October 1934

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LCDR Ryland Tisdale '15
LTjg Lance Massey '30

ENS Daniel Gothie '32

ENS Edward Worthington '34

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Edwin Kelly '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)

LTjg Victor Gaulin '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Baylies Clark '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
ENS Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

January 1935

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT William Eaton '21
LTjg Lance Massey '30

ENS Daniel Gothie '32

ENS Edward Worthington '34

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Edwin Kelly '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)

LTjg Victor Gaulin '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Baylies Clark '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
ENS Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

April 1935

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT William Eaton '21
LTjg Lance Massey '30

ENS Daniel Gothie '32

ENS Edward Worthington '34

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

LTjg Victor Gaulin '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Baylies Clark '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

October 1935

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT William Eaton '21
ENS George Fuller '35

ENS John Eichmann '35

ENS Richard McGowan '35

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LTjg Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Baylies Clark '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)

LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

January 1936

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT William Eaton '21
ENS George Fuller '35

ENS John Eichmann '35

ENS Richard McGowan '35

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

LTjg Truman Carpenter '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B)
LTjg George Ottinger '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)

April 1936

Lieutenant, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LCDR Lyman Swenson '16
LT William Eaton '21

ENS George Fuller '35
ENS John Eichmann '35

ENS Richard McGowan '35

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)

LTjg Truman Carpenter '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B)
LTjg George Ottinger '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)

July 1936

Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 9F

January 1937

Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 9F

April 1937

Lieutenant, executive officer, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 9F

September 1937

Lieutenant Commander, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.

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Others at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19

LCDR Stephen Cooke '21

LT Clair Miller '29

January 1938

Lieutenant Commander, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.

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Others at this command:

LCDR William Sample '19

LCDR Stephen Cooke '21

LT Clair Miller '29

July 1938

Lieutenant Commander, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.

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Others at this command:

LCDR Stephen Cooke '21

January 1939

Lieutenant Commander, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.

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Others at this command:

LCDR Stephen Cooke '21

October 1939

Lieutenant Commander, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.

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Others at this command:

CAPT Robert English '11
CDR Robert Smith, Jr. '19
LCDR Joseph Hubbard '21

LT Douglas Smith '25
LT Louis LeHardy '26
LT John Coll '27

LT Millard Klein '31
LTjg Herbert Coleman '32

June 1940

Lieutenant Commander, commanding officer, USS Hulbert

November 1940

Lieutenant Commander, commanding officer, USS Hulbert

April 1941

Lieutenant Commander, commanding officer, USS Hulbert

Class of 1921

James is one of 32 members of the Class of 1921 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

• ← Joseph Hubbard '21
• Irving Wiltsie '21 →

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