After the war, he was instrumental in development of the aircraft carrier in the united states, where he. Kenneth whiting was launched on 15 december 1943 by seattletacoma shipbuilding corporation, seattle, washington. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss kenneth whiting av 14. World war ii veteran, serving in the united states navy aboard uss kenneth whiting and in the mariana islands. Kenneth whiting 22 july 1881 24 april 1943 was a united states navy officer who was a. Uss kenneth whiting av14 was the lead ship of her class of seaplane tenders in the united. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Uss kenneth whiting av14 us navy korean war project.
Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss kenneth whiting av 14 of the us navy american seaplane. Uss ozbourne dd 846 cruise book original 1956 1957 westpac. Uss kenneth whiting av 14 1957 1958 cruise book cd. Navy ship, the seaplane tender uss kenneth whiting av14, has been named. Us navy ship cruise books 1954 1963 great naval images llc. During world war i, he commanded the first american military force to arrive in europe for combat. Uss kenneth whiting av14 was the lead ship of her class of seaplane tenders in the united states navy. Douglas rohrbaugh obituary west palm beach, fl the. Uss kenneth whiting av 14 1955 westpac cruise book. He was commissioned ensign 25 february 1908 after attending the naval academy and serving the required sea duty.
Potthoff currently of bedford and formerly of athens, euless and ft worth, passed away wednesday, january 1, 2015. Retired from rockwell international in 1985 after 35 years. Personal comments page 2 uss kenneth whiting av 14 us navy korean war project almost three thousand units pages are available at the korean war project. Add to cart uss kenneth whiting av 14 1957 1958 cruise book original. David seabolt obituary columbus, oh the columbus dispatch. Media in category uss kenneth whiting av14 ship, 1943 the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Doug spent four years in the navy serving on uss kenneth whiting in the pacific ocean, this was a seaplane. Uss kenneth whiting av 14 original hard copy cruise book. Navy ship, the seaplane tender uss kenneth whiting av 14, has been named. Uss saint paul ca 73 1950 1951 cruise book original. Whiting then became qualified in submarines, subsequently commanding porpoise, shark, tarpon, and seal.
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