Comments for CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen http://vt17.com/blog The FIST of the FLEET -- where it began during WWII. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:36:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) by Sean http://vt17.com/blog/archives/77/comment-page-1#comment-561 Sean Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:36:49 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=77#comment-561 Terrific, well done website. Thank you. It can be interesting to research what became of the men who served in units like this. For Ensign Robert Hanlon, I was able to find the obituary from his passing four years ago. Lt. Hanlon enjoyed a full life under the freedom he fought to give all of us. RIP and thanks. The URL for that is here: http://obit.desmondfuneralhome.com/obitdisplay.html?task=Print&id=545541 Terrific, well done website. Thank you.

It can be interesting to research what became of the men who served in units like this. For Ensign Robert Hanlon, I was able to find the obituary from his passing four years ago. Lt. Hanlon enjoyed a full life under the freedom he fought to give all of us. RIP and thanks.

The URL for that is here:

http://obit.desmondfuneralhome.com/obitdisplay.html?task=Print&id=545541

]]> Comment on April 7, 1945 – Sinking of the Battleship Yamato by john haack http://vt17.com/blog/archives/34/comment-page-1#comment-552 john haack Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:54:10 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=34#comment-552 Finally some detail...1st attack vb82 loses a helldiver (my uncle...ensign jack Carl fuller and chas. Williams)...vt17 loses a torp....third attack a torp is lost....I know hornet lost a helldiver in that first attack also...still trying to identify the 12 Americans lost (10 planes...4 sb2c, 3 tbm, and 3 f6f....), and when they were lost....the bu numbers listed as lost on 4.7.1945 is very extensive!!!!! Finally some detail…1st attack vb82 loses a helldiver (my uncle…ensign jack Carl fuller and chas. Williams)…vt17 loses a torp….third attack a torp is lost….I know hornet lost a helldiver in that first attack also…still trying to identify the 12 Americans lost (10 planes…4 sb2c, 3 tbm, and 3 f6f….), and when they were lost….the bu numbers listed as lost on 4.7.1945 is very extensive!!!!!

]]> Comment on About VT-17 by Larry A Cummings http://vt17.com/blog/about/comment-page-1#comment-521 Larry A Cummings Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:02:33 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-521 Am seeking any information on my brother, Wayne Cummings, who was a turret gunner on a TBM Avenger flying off the USS Bunker Hill seeing action in the South Pacific, particularly Rabaul Island in the Solomons. He and Lt. JG John D. Robertson and Henry Hensen were killed on May 23, 1944 on a training mission out of NAS Alameda. Any information about any of these brave men would be deeply appreciated. Larry A Cummings 365 Crestlake Cir Placentia, CA 92870 714-512-6598 larrycummings11@yahoo.com Am seeking any information on my brother, Wayne Cummings, who was a turret gunner on a TBM Avenger flying off the USS Bunker Hill seeing action in the South Pacific, particularly Rabaul Island in the Solomons. He and Lt. JG John D. Robertson and Henry Hensen were killed on May 23, 1944 on a training mission out of NAS Alameda. Any information about any of these brave men would be deeply appreciated.

Larry A Cummings
365 Crestlake Cir
Placentia, CA 92870

714-512-6598

larrycummings11@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on Fist of the Fleet Pre-History by Hal Farley http://vt17.com/blog/fist-of-the-fleet-history/comment-page-1#comment-110 Hal Farley Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:00:12 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?page_id=5#comment-110 Scott We just met you at Reid Harbor 8/4/10. I was the Scooter driver from VA-164. I just received the e-mail about the "toilet bomb" on a VA-25 Spad. Good on you!! Hal Farley sailairborne@hotmail.com Scott
We just met you at Reid Harbor 8/4/10. I was the Scooter driver from VA-164. I just received the e-mail about the “toilet bomb” on a VA-25 Spad. Good on you!!
Hal Farley
sailairborne@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on About VT-17 by Elizabeth Vandam http://vt17.com/blog/about/comment-page-1#comment-41 Elizabeth Vandam Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:36:37 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-41 My father tells me stories of being an 18 y.o. sailor at the commissioning of the Bunker Hill. He flew in one of three planes invited to attend the ceremonies. His pilot was a young pilot named Grady Owens. Dad was stationed with Cdr. Whitaker at Chincoteague and remembers flying 'night and day' as the pilots were learning to become dive bombers. My father tells me stories of being an 18 y.o. sailor at the commissioning of the Bunker Hill. He flew in one of three planes invited to attend the ceremonies. His pilot was a young pilot named Grady Owens. Dad was stationed with Cdr. Whitaker at Chincoteague and remembers flying ‘night and day’ as the pilots were learning to become dive bombers.

]]> Comment on April 7, 1945 – Sinking of the Battleship Yamato by Richard Cumberworth http://vt17.com/blog/archives/34/comment-page-1#comment-32 Richard Cumberworth Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:35:44 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=34#comment-32 In viewing cite, this the first time I have seen any mention of the carrier Langley. I was a radioman on one of the VT23 Avengers participating in this strike flying off the Langley. I am fortunate to be living as long as I have , I know us WWII vets are living on borrowed time, but glad to be of sound mind yet and can remember incidents like this. Thanks!!! In viewing cite, this the first time I have seen any mention of the carrier Langley. I was a radioman on one of the VT23 Avengers participating in this strike flying off the Langley. I am fortunate to be living as long as I have , I know us WWII vets are living on borrowed time, but glad to be of sound mind yet and can remember incidents like this. Thanks!!!

]]> Comment on VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 3 of 7) by CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) http://vt17.com/blog/archives/118/comment-page-1#comment-12 CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:05:30 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=118#comment-12 [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 3 of 7) Meta [...] [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 3 of 7) Meta [...]

]]> Comment on VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) by CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 2 of 7) http://vt17.com/blog/archives/77/comment-page-1#comment-11 CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 2 of 7) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:52 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=77#comment-11 [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger : Click – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 [...] [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger : Click – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 [...]

]]> Comment on VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 2 of 7) by CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) http://vt17.com/blog/archives/115/comment-page-1#comment-10 CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 1 of 7) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:41:19 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=115#comment-10 [...] Historical Report by W. M. Romberger : Click – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 [...] [...] Historical Report by W. M. Romberger : Click – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 [...]

]]> Comment on VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 7 of 7) by CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 5 of 7) http://vt17.com/blog/archives/127/comment-page-1#comment-9 CAG-17 VT-17 Torpedo Squadron Seventeen » VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 5 of 7) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:39:40 +0000 http://vt17.com/blog/?p=127#comment-9 [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 7 of 7) [...] [...] VT-17 Historical Report by W. M. Romberger (Part 7 of 7) [...]

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