USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) FLEET POST OFFICE

SAN FRANCISCO, 96601

March 1970

@HHb- Unclassified upon removal of enclosures - From: Commanding Officer, USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) To: Chief of Naval Operations (OP-05D2)

Subj: USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) Command History, 1969; forwarding of

Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5750.12A

Encl: (1) USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) Command History, 1969

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NARRATIVE OF EVENTS - 1969

As 1969 began, t h e USS KITTY HAWK was enroute t o P e a r l Harbor p r i o r t o h e r s i x t h WESTPAC deployment and f o u r t h combat c r u i s e . The s h i p was under t h e command of Captain John F. DAVIS, USN,with At tack C a r r i e r A i r Wing ELEVEN (CWW-ll), under Commander Sy lves t e r R. FOLEY, USN, embarked.

A f t e r a r r i v i n g i n Hawaiian waters on 3 January, CVW-11 conducted warm-up t r a i n i n g on 3 and 4 January. During n igh t c a r r i e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s on 4 January, an E-2A of VAW-114, p i l o t e d by LT Paul BUEHLER wi th LT Van A. STAYTON as co -p i lo t , bo l t e r ed r i g h t of c e n t e r l i n e and s t r u c k a parked F4B. The E-2A sus t a ined damage t o t he r i g h t o u t e r wing panel and a i l e r o n and was d ive r t ed t o NAS Barbers Poin t f o r recovery.

KITTY HAWK a r r i v e d i n P e a r l Harbor t h e morning of 5 January. De- p a r t i n g P e a r l t h e next a f te rnoon, t h e s h i p commenced i t s pre-deployment Operat ional Readiness Inspec t ion , an evo lu t ion which l a s t e d t h r e e days. The evening of 8 January saw the KITTY HAWK r e t u r n t o P e a r l Harbor f o r las t-minute p repa ra t ions before depa r t ing t h e next day f o r WESTPAC. A ceremony was he ld on the hacgar deck t h e morning of 9 January i n which the KITTY HAWK and CW-11 were avarded the P r e s i d e n t i a l Unit C i t a t i o n f o r "except iona l ly mer i tor ious and he ro i c s e r v i c e from 23 December 1967 t o 1 June 1968." The award was presented by Admiral John J. HYLAND, USN, Commander i n Chief , U.S. PACIFIC FLEET.

The a f t e rnocn of 9 January the KITTY HAWK and he r t h r e e des t roye r e s c o r t s were underway f o r Subic Bay. On 15 January KITTY HAWK changed ope ra t iona l c o n t r o l frora COMFIRSTFLT t o COMSEVENTHFLT, a t which t ime Captain.J. .F. LIAVIS, CO USS KITTY HAWK, assumed the r e s p o n s i b i L i t i e s of Commander Task Group 77.3. The t a s k group r e f u e l e d from the USS CHEMUNG (AO-30) i n t he a f te rnoon of 16 January. The s h i p moored a t Leyte P i e r , NAS Cubi P o i n t , Subic Bay, Ph i l i pp ines on 20 January and embarked Vice Admiral R. W. COUSINS, USN, Commander Task Force 77, and h i s s t a f f .

On 25 January; KITTY HAWK was underway f o r two days of type t r a i n i n g p r i o r t o a r r i v i n g on Yankee S t a t i o n f o r s p e c i a l opera t ions . Two m i s s i l e s were f i r e d a g a i n s t an AQM-37A drone on 26 January during a SAMEX on t h e - Phi l ipp ines Mis s i l e F i r i n g Range J u l i e t t . The f i r s t m i s s i l e , an RIM-2E3, f i r e d from System 1, was dec lared a m i s s i l e f a i l u r e by F l e e t M i s s i l e Systems Analys is and Evalua t ion Group (FMSAEG). The second, a n RIM-2DE, f i r e d from System 3 , was a f a i l u r e due t o shipboard equipment.

KITTY HAWK a r r i v e d on Yankee S t a t i o n the morning of 28 January and commenced combat opera t ions . On 15 February the s h i p l o s t he r f i r s t a i r c r a f t and crew i n combat. An A7A of VA-105 p i l o t e d by LTJG William Cl in ton NIEDECKEN f a i l e d t o r e t u r n from a n igh t combat mission over LAOS and was presumed t o have impacted i n t h e t a r g e t a rea . The p i l o t was subsequent ly dec lared missing i n a c t i o n .

On 23 February, following an arrestment with a PC-1 f a i l u r e , an A7A of VA-105 s l i d over the por t deck edge, coming t o rest a t the por t catwalk. The p i l o t , LT G. D. PERRIMAN who had e j e c t e d a s h i s a i r c r a f t went over the deck edge, was re turned s a f e l y aboard by helo-.

The f i r s t l i n e period-ended 28 February and KITTY HAWK departed Yankee S t a t i o n and a r r ived a t Subic Bay on 2 March. Af te r nine days i n por t , KITTY HAWK was underway on 10 March f o r CARQUALS and type t r a i n i n g enroute back t 4 9 a n k e e S ta t ion .

A separa te Ship ' s 3M o f f i c e was es t ab l i shed i n the pxecutive Department i n March. Under the d i r e c t i o n of the Executive office^, a major e f f o r t -&as been made t o improve preventive maintenance procedures throughout the sh ip , wi th p a r t i c u l a r emphasis placed on t r a i n i n g and indoc t r ina t ion of personnel.

The second l i n e period began on 13 March 1969. On t he f i r s t day of s p e c i a l opera t ions , an F4B of VF-114 was l o s t near the s h i p due t o s tarboard engine o i l pressure f a i l u r e and p o r t engine flameout. The p i l o t , LTJG Kenneth J. ODEN, and the RIO , LTJG Ernest L. BRAZIL, e j ec ted s a f e l y and were picked up by the s h i p ' s he l i cop te r and re turned t o the ship.

On 22 March, another F4B of VF-114, re turning from a BARCAP mission, sus ta ined nose gear f a i l u r e on a n igh t recovery. The p i l o t , LTJG Michael W. MC COY and the RIO, LTJG Roy L. MC CREADY, egressed on deck without 'Enjury. Also on 22 March a fiews team from WCST-TV of San Diego was received onboard the ZfITTY HAWK t o f i l m a documentary on the San Diego - based c a r r i e r .

An A6A from VA-65 was downed by AAA over LAOS on 3 Apr i l , The p i l o t , LCDR E. G. REDDEN, and bombardier/navigator, LT J. F. R I C C I , d jec ted s a f e l y and were picked up by he lo and taken t o Nakhon Phanom, hailan and, p r i o r t o re turning t o the ship. ---I.- -

,Completing her ~ e c o n d l i n e period on 4 Apri l , KITTY HAWK headed f o r Gubi Point. Enroute on 5 Apr i l , t he HAWK f i r e d her s i x t i e t h missile, which successful ly in te rcep ted an AQM-37A drone i n a r e a KILO i n the South China Sea. A s the HAWK neared Subic e a r l y the morning of 6 A p r i l , an Eas te r Sunrise Service was held on the Hangar Bay with over 600 men at tending.

Arriving a t Cubi Point on 6 Apr i l , KITTY HAWK remained i n por t n ine days conducting maintenance, upkeep and supply replenishment. An MB-5 f i r e t ruck equipped with l i g h t water was loaded aboard, and crew t r a i n i n g was accomplished during t h i s period. It was nbt necessary t o u t i l i z e the MB-5 during 1969, but i t was a welcome addition to the HAWK" aircraft ffre- f i g h t i n g capab i l i ty .

On 15 Apr i l the HAWK was underway f o r Hong Kong, a r r i v i n g the re the morning of 16 Apr i l f o r a scheduled six-day R&R v i s i t . The an t i c ipa ted s t a y the re was c u t shor t , however, by the EC-121 shoot-down by the North

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Koreans. Ear ly on 17 A p r i l a f t e r l e s s than twenty hours i n Hong Kong, KITTY HAWK w a s underway, r e tu rn ing t o Yankee S t a t i o n t o resume s p e c i a l

;; opera t ions on 18 Apr i l . \

On 28 A p r i l an A7A from VA-37 experienced a rough running engine and power f a i l u r e immediately a f t e r launch. The p i l o t , CDR J. R. TAPPAN, VA-37 COY e j e c t e d s a f e l y and was picked up by t h e s h i p ' s h e l i c o p t e r and r e tu rned aboard.

On 29 A p r i l t h e Commanding O f f i c e r took time but t o c u t a cake commemo- r a t i n g the KITTY HAWK'S e igh th b i r thday . Captain IBLVIS presented t h e f i r s t p i ece t o the l a s t remaining member of t h e shi$s o r i g i n a l crew, ~ u n n e & Mate Xiss i leman Fi- t biass 8 . 6. LYON. "Plank 0wnerff LYON was aboard KITTY HAWK i n 1961 when she w a s commissioned i n Ph i l ade lph ia and s e t s a i l under he r f i r s t Commanding O f f i c e r , now Vice Admiral BRINGLE, Commander of t h e SAENTH FLEET.

A p r i l 30 saw the l a r g e s t one-day expendi ture of ordnance i n t h e combat zone during the c r u i s e , 215 tons.

On 2 May an A7A from VA-105 was downed by enemy g roundf i r e whi le on a combat mission over LAOS. The p i l o t , LCDR W. J. M. O'CONNOR, e j e c t e d s a f e l y and was rescued by h e l i c o p t e r and taken t o Danang, South Vietnam, enroute t o t he HAWK.

While ope ra t ing i n t he Tonkin Gulf on 8 May, t h e KITTY HAWK unexpectedly rece ived a Chinese fisherman aboard f o r medical t reatment t o h i s thumb, which had been crushed by a motor on h i s junk. A des t roye r w a s c a l l e d f o r h e l p once t h e acc ident occurred, and a KITTY HAWK h e l i c o p t e r f l ew the man from the des t roye r t o t he sh ip where the t i p of h i s thumb was amputated by one of t he s h i p ' s doc tors . The fisherman was re turned t o h i s junk a f t e r t reatment .

On 10 May t h e t h i r d l i n e per iod was completed, and KITTY HAWK headed no r th t o take he r t u r n wi th Task Force 71 o f f Korea. On 16 May, a f t e r two days of opera t ions i n t h e Eas t China Sea, KITTY HAWK a r r i v e d i n Sasebo, Japan, f o r t he f i r s t of t h r e e v i s i t s t he re . A f t e r a nine-day upkeep period i n p o r t , t he s h i p was underway on 25 May f o r TF 71 ope ra t ions on Defender S t a t i o n . KITTY HAWK depar ted Defender S t a t i o n on 27 May and a r r i v e d i n Sasebo on 28 May f o r a seven-day i n p s r t per iod. Leaving Sasebo on 5 June, t he sh ip condacted r o u t i n e t r a i n i n g ope ra t ions f o r 10 days i n t he Okinawa ope ra t ion a r e a , a s we l l a s i n t h e Eas t China Sea on Defender S t a t i o n .

On 10 June a n RIM-2E3 and an RIM-2D6 were f i r e d on t h e Okinawa a r e a m i s s i l e range. The former achieved a 32-foot miss d i s t a n c e and w a s dec la red a success by t h e F l e e t M i s s i l e Systems Analysis and Evalua t ion Group, whi le the l a t t e r was eva lua ted a s undetermined.

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Departing the Okinawa a r e a on 15 June, KITTY HAWK headed f o r Sasebo and an i n p o r t per iod from 16 through 24 June. During t h e per iod from 25 t o 28 June the HIAWK was enroute back t o Yankee S t a t i o n , a r r i v i n g t h e r e on 29 June, a f t e r conducting type t r a i n i n g i n t h e Okinawan area .

On 3 J u l y , an F4B from VF-213 was l o s t c l o s e aboard the s h i p p r i o r t o recovery, probably due t o c o n t r o l malfunct ion. The p i l o t , LT S c o t t J. SHIELDS, and R I O , LTJG Ross G. BENN, e j e c t e d s a f e l y and were re turned aboard by the s h i p ' s helo.

On 7 J u l y an, EKA-3B of VAQ-131 was damaged when i t was backed over t he deck edge by a f l i g h t deck crew tow t r a c t o r d r i v e r who was a t tempt ing t o load t h e a i r c r a f t onto a c a t a p u l t . The plane s u f f e r e d a broken wing- s p a r , a cracked k e e l , and damage t o an engine, t he f u e l drogue assembly and the bomb bay.

On 10 July, CTF 77 Change of Command was he ld on the f l i g h t deck. VADM M. F. WIESNER, USN, r e l i e v e d VADM R. F. COUSINS, USN, a s COMCARDIV 5/CTF 77.

Typhoon "TESS1' caused the KITTY HAWK t o move south of Yankee S t a t i o n t h e evening of 10 J u l y t o avoid being t rapped i n t h e Tonkin Gulf. S p e c i a l ope ra t ions were resumed on 11 J u l y and cont inued u n t i l t h e 14th.

On 15 J u l y whi le enroute t o Subic Bay, t he KITTY HAWK hosted the U.S./ Ph i l i pp ine Mutual Defense Board. The v i s i t , sponsored by RADM D. L. KAUFFMAN, Commander U. S. Naval Forces, P h i l i p p i n e s , included t o u r s of t h e s h i p and a Naval A i r F i r e Power Demonstration by KITTY HAWK'S A i r Wing ELEVEN. Those i n the pa r ty included RADM KAUFFMAN and GEN. R. R. YAN, Chief of S t a f f of t h e Armed Forces of t h e Ph i l i pp ines and o t h e r no tab le U.S. and Ph i l i pp ine m i l i t a r y o f f i c i a l s .

Arr iv ing a t Subie Bay on 16 J u l y , t he per idd 16 t o 20 J u l y was spent i n upkeep and i n conducting a mining e x e r c i s e i n Binanga Bay. KITTY HAWK depar ted Subie f o r Hong Kong on 20 Ju ly . The f i r s t sur face- to-sur face m i s s i l e e x e r c i s e by the s h i p was conducted 21 J u l y us ing an RIM-2E5 a g a i n s t a K O W configured AVR t a r g e t . This f i r i n g r e s u l t e d i n a d i r e c t h i t on the t a r g e t .

KITTY HAWK a r r i v e d i n Hong Mong on 22 J u l y f o r a scheduled six-day R&R v i s i t . Leaving Hong Kong a day e a r l y on 27 J u l y i n o rde r t o evade Typhoon KITTY HIAWK headed f o r Yankee S t a t i o n f o r he r f i f t h and f i n a l l i n e period of t h e c r u i s e .

S p e c i a l ope ra t ions commenced on 30 Ju ly . I n t he e a r l y morning hours of 2 August a n A7A from VA-37 was l o s t during c a r r i e r c o n t r o l approach. The p i l o t , LCDR George F ranc i s TALKEN, was dec lared l o s t a t s e a a f t e r a i r c r a f t wreckage was s igh ted i n t h e water i n t he v i c i n i t y of t h e sh ip .

On 5 August t h e Reverend D r . Norman "dincent PEALE v i s i t e d t h e KITTY HAWK whi le on a t o u r through the combat zone, and he conducted a r e l i g i o u s s e r v i c e f o r a l l hands on t h e f o r e c a s t l e on 6 August.

Ending he r f i f t h l i n e per iod on 16 August, KITTY HAWK headed f o r Subic f o r a three-day i c p o r t per iod p r i o r t o leav ing f o r CONUS. CTF 77 and s t a f f debarked on 18 August, and bn 21 August KITTY HAWK and he r e s c o r t s were underway f o r CONUS. On 23 August a rendezvous w i th USS KEARSARGE, w i t h CTG 70.4 embarked, was e f f e c t e d , and CTG 70.4 assumed ope ra t i ona l c o n t r o l of CTG 77.3.

KITTY HAWK changed o p e r a t i o n a l c o n t r o l from COMSEVENTHFLT t o GOMFIRSTFLT on 27 August, and on 28 August t h e t a s k group r e f u e l e d from t h e USS CAMDEN (AOE-2). That same day a s p e c i a l Ceremony of Thanksgiving and Remembrance was he ld on t h e f l i g h t deck wi th over 700 men a t t e n d i n g i n formation. The four men who d i ed on t h e c r u i s e were g iven honors w i t h a r i f l e s a l u t e and t aps . The fou r were LCDR George F r a n c i s TALKEN, VA-37; LTJG William Cl in ton NIEDECKEN, VA-105; AZC Richard F r a n k l i n ELROD, I M 1 Div is ion ; and AA Charles P a t r i c k NAYLOR, V - 1 Div is ion .

102 underway replenishments were conducted from 1 January t o 31 August wi thout acc iden t o r i n j u r y t o personnel as t h e Deck Department kept a v i t a l supply of s t o r e s , ammo, and f u e l flowing t o and from t h e KITTY HAWK. This included over 16,268 tons of ordnance handled by KITTY HAWK Weapons Depart- ment personnel and ammunition unrep teams.

The S a l e s Div is ion scored another record-breaking s h i p ' s s t o r e s a l e s f i g u r e f o r the t r i m e s t e r per iod ending 30 June. S a l e s o f $1,092,524.83 surpassed t h e previous a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r record by over $65,000.

During the c r u i s e , t h e Communications ~ e ~ a r m & & t handled a t o t a l t r a f f i c volume of 474,067 messages. The KITTY HAWK was t h e f i r s t5CVA t o p a r t i c i pa t e i n P r o j e c t STRIP ( ~ t a b i l f zed Routing I n d i c a t o r Program) f o r an e n t i r e WESTPAC c r u i s e . Under t h e program t h e HAWK maintained a SHIP/ SHORE Termination wi th NAVCOMMSTA, P h i l i p p i n e s , whi le i n t h e Seventh F l e e t .

On 4 September KITTY HAWK a r r i v e d i n San Diego, completing h e r s i x t h WESTPAC deployment and f o u r t h combat c r u i s e . A t 1200 on 10 September KITTY HAWK g o t underway from San Diego wi th over 200 dependents onboard f o r t he t h r e e day t r i p t o Puget Sound Naval Shipyard i n Bremerton, Washington, f o r overhaul . A group of S e a t t l e c i v i c and bus iness l eade r s joined the HAWK on i t s journey t o Bremerton t o welcome t h e s h i p t o t h e P a c i f i c Northwest. Among t h e gues t s was t he Mayor of S e a t t l e , t h e Honorable Floyd Miller. KITTY HBWK a r r i v e d a t Bremerton i n t h e a f t e rnoon of 1 3 September and en t e r ed her b e r t h a t P i e r 6 .

Concurrent wi th t h e s t a r t of t h e r e g u l a r sh ipyard overhaul , t h e Supply Overhaul Ass i s t ance Program (SOAP) commenced. Over 130,000

l i n e i tems valued i n excess of $18,000,000 were o f f loaded , s o r t e d out and inventor ied i n a warehoucce ashore. KITTY HAWK has the d i s t i n c t i o n of being t h e f i r s c NAVAIRPAC c a r r i e r t o process Avia t ion S to re s through SOAP.

On Saturday, 11 October, KITTY HAWK en te red Drydock 6 where she was t o remain throughout t h e remainder of 1969 undergoing an ex tens ive overhaul . The overhaul has been h igh l igh ted by the inaugura t ion of a new system, the hi& Force Overhaul Management System (SFOMS) which u t i l i z e s t he manpower of t he s h i p ' s f o r c e t o e f f e c t many of t he overhaul requirements .

KITTY HAWK u t i l i z e s a S F M computer program developed by t h e s t a f f f o r Planning and Engineering f o r Etepairs and A l t e r a t i o n s (PERA-W), and manage- ment techniques w r i t t e n by the F l e e t Woxk Study Group. The HAWK i s the f i r s t s h i p t o use an a l l Navy developed SFOMS computer program, e a r l i e r programs being cont rac ted c i v i l i a n sof tware systems. SFOMS has provided an increased ship" f o r c e product ive e f f o r t of over t h i r t y per cen t . A h i s t o r y of t he overhaul t o d a t e , a s w e l l a s an i n d i c a t i o n of what can be e*ected i n f u t u r e weeks has a l s o been provided. Add i t iona l ly , the SFOMS program has enabled the SPOMS s t a f f t o e f f i c i e n t l y manage manpower requirements , i n o r d e r t o s h i f t personnel as needed. The KITTY HAWK SFOMS team has a l s o developed a software package t o coord ina te i n t e r f a c e between s h i p ' s f o r c e and shipyard work.

Two new d i v i s i o n s have been formed during t h e overhaul . The Habi- t a b i l i t y Div is ion i s r e spons ib l e f o r s u b s t a n t i a l r e fu rb i sh ing and up- grading of a11 t h e s h i p ' s ber th ing compartments and s taterooms, t o i n s u r e t h a t the KITTY HAWK i s t he most l i v e a b l e sh ip i n t h e f l e e t . The Vents and Voids Divis ion i s r e spons ib l e f o r c leaning and pa in t ing t h e s h i p ' s vo ids and renovat ing Uhe v e n t i l a t i o n system.

On 1 5 November Captain EARL F. GOBFREY r e l i e v e d Captain J. F. DAVIS a s Commanding Of f i ce r of KITTY HAWK during a ceremony on t h e hangar deck. V i s i t i n g d i g n i t a r i e s included RADM Mart in J. M M O D Y , COMCARDIV 1 and RADM W&lEiam F. PETROVIC, Commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. RADM W O D Y , a former CO of KITTY HAWK, was the gues t speaker f o r t he ceremony.

The remainder of 1969 was spent i n Brydoek 6 a t PSNS as the KITTY HAWK underwent t h e most ex t ens ive overhaul she has had s i n c e h e r commissioning i n 1961. The modernization program w i l l cont inue u n t i l the summer of 1970.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS (C) 1 JAN 69 THROUGH 31 DEC 69

1 JAN 4 J A N Enroute P e a r l Harbor

5 J A N I n p o r t P e a r l Harbor

6 J A N 8 J A N Underway - OR1

8 J A N

9 JAN

20 J A N

25 JAN

28 J A N

1 MAR

2 MAR

10 MAR

1 3 MAR *

5 APR

6 APR

15 APR

16 APR

17 A?R

18 APR

10 MAY

1 3 MAY

15 MAY

19 J A N

24 JAN

2'7 JAN

28 FEB

9 MAR

12 MAR

4 APR

14 APR

9 MAY

12 MAY

15 MAY

I n p o r t P e a r l Harbor

Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi P t , P h i l i p p i n e I s lands (CHOP COMSEVENTHFLT 15 JAN)

I n p o r t Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi Pt, P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s (Embarked CTF ~ ~ / c C D 5 20 JAN)

Enroute Yankee S t a t i o n

Yankee S t a t i o n Operat ions ( 1 s t Line Period)

Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi Pt, Ph i l i pp ine I s l a n d s

I n p o r t Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cub5 Pt, P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s

Enroute Yankee S t a t i o n

Yankee S t a t i o n Operat ions (2nd Line Period)

Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi P t , , Ph i l i pp ine I s l a n d s

I n p o r t Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi Pf Ph i l i pp ine I s lands

Enroute Hong Kong

I n p o r t Hong Kong

Enroute Yankee S t a t i o n

Yankee S t a t i o n Operat ions (3rd Ling Period)

Enroute Defender S t a t i o n , E a s t China Sea

Contingency Operat ions - Defender S t a t i o n

Enroute Sasebo, Japan

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16 MAY 24 MAY I n p o r t Sasebo, Japan

25 MAY Enroute Defender S t a t i o n , Eas t China Sea

26 MAY 27 MAY Contingency Operations-Defender S t a t i o n

27 MAY Enroute Sasebo, Japan

28 MAY 4 JUN I n p o r t Sasebo, Japan

5 J U N Enroute Defender S ta t ion-Eas t China Sea

6 J U N Contingency Operations-Defender S t a t i o n

6 J U N 8 JUN Enroute Okinawa Operat ion AreaIAir Operations

9 JUN 14 JUN Contingency Operat ions - Okinawa Operat ion Area

15 JUN Enroute Sasebo, Japan

16 J U N 24 JUN I n p o r t Sasebo, Japan

25 JUN 28 JUN Enroute Yankee S t a t i o n (Contingency Operations- Okinawa Operat ion Area 26 JUN)

29 J U N 14 JUL Yankee S t a t i o n Operations (CTF 7 7 1 ~ ~ ~ 5 Change of Command 10 JUL)

15 JUL Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi P t , Ph i l i pp ine I s l a n d s

16 JUL 19 JUL Inpor t Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi Pt, Ph i l i pp ine I s lands

20 JUL 21 JUL Enroute Hong Kong

22 JUL 26 JUL Inpor t Hong Kong

27 JUL 29 JUL Enroute Yankee S t a t i o n

30 JUL 16 AUG Yankee S t a t i o n Operations (5 th Line Period)

17 AUG Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi PC, Ph i l i pp ine I s l a n d s

18 AUG 20 AUG I n p o r t Naval A i r S t a t i o n Cubi P t , Ph i l i pp ine I s l a n d s (Disembarked CTF 771CC~ 5 18 AUG)

21 AUG 3 SEP Enroute Naval A i r S t a t i o n North I s l and (CHOP COMFIRSTFLT 27 AUG)

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DECLASSIFIED

4 SEP 9 SEP Inport Naval Air Station North Island

10 SEP 12 SEP Enroute Pvget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

13 SEP 31 DEC Inport Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. (KITTY HAWK Change of Command 15 NOV)

ROSTER OF MEY PERSONNEL (U)

C o m m a n d e r A t t a c k C a r r i e r S t r i k i n g Force SEVENTH Fleet (CTF 7 7 ) and C o m m a n d e r C a r r i e r D i v i s i o n FIVE (CCD 5)

VADM R a l p h W y n n e COUSINS, USN ( E m b a r k e d 2 0 J A N - 10 JUL) VADM M a u r i c e F. WIESNER, USN ( E m b a r k e d 10 JUL - 18 AUG)

C h i e f of S t a f f , CTF 7 7 and CCD 5

C a p t a i n B i l l y D o u g l a s HOLDER, USN ( E m b a r k e d 2 0 J A N - 3 MAY) C a p t a i n John H. DICK, USN ( E m b a r k e d 3 MAY - 18 AUG)

A t t a c k C a r r i e r A i r W i n g ELEVEN (CVW-11)

C o m m a n d e r Sylvester R . FOLEY, USN ( E m b a r k e d 1 J A N - 4 S E P )

C o m m a n d i n g O f f i c e r (00)

C a p t a i n John F . DAVIS, USN C a p t a i n E a r 1 F . GODFREY, USN

E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r (01)

C a p t a i n M e r l e P. MEAD, USN C a p t a i n H . F. BRYANT, USN

01 J A N 1 5 N O V 1 5 N O V 3 1 D E C

01 J A N 16 J U N 16JUN 3 1 D E C

Ship ' s Secretary (11)

(NO2 ~ d b a r d H. CHOATE , USN 0 1 J A N 3 1 D E C

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f f i c e r (011)

L i e u t e n a n t D o n a l d E . WINSEOW, USN 0 1 J A N 3 1 D E C

O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e r (03)

C o m m a n d e r H a r o l d A. R I E D L , USN 01 J A N 1 7 S E P C o m m a n d e r A l e x a n d e r G. B. GROSVENOR, USN 1 7 $ E P 31 DEC

S t r i k e O p e r a t i o n s (03A)

C o m m a n d e r F e l t o n "Ms HUMPHREYS, Jr., USN 0 1 J A N 0 5 F E B C o m m a n d e r G e r a l d W. B E I S E L 05 F E B 31 DEC

C o m m a n d e r C h a r l e s E . STEEL, USN C o m m a n d e r C a r r o l l E . MYERS, USPU'

01 JAN 10 S E P 10 S E P 31 DEC

DECLASSIFIED I O I C S u p e r v i s o r (32)

L i e u t e n a n t C o m m a n d e r J o h a n n R . FORSTER, USN 01 JAN 31 DEC

C I C (34)

C o m m a n d e r J o h n W. GILROY, USN 0 1 J A N 1 9 D E C

N a v i g a t o r ( 0 2 )

C o m a n d e r H e r m a n W. JONES, USN C o m m a n d e r J a m e s L . E L L I S , USN

01 J A N 01 JUL 01 JUL 31 DEC

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O f f i c e r (36)

L i e u t e n a n t C o m m a n d e r A l b e r t (n) MILLS, USN 0 1 J A N 3 1 D E C

A i r O f f i c e r (04)

C o m m a n d e r K e n n e t h E. CORNELL, USN C o m m a n d e r John R. KEMBLE, USN

01 JAN 1 5 M A R 1 5 M A R 3 1 D E C

A s s i s t a n t A i r O f f i c e r

C o m m a n d e r R i c h a r d E . WHITE, USN 01 JAN 05 S E P

A i r c r a f t I m m e d i a t e M a i n t e n a n c e O f f i c e r (20)

C o m m a n d e r R o l l a n d E . LGENERTS, USN 01 JAN 10 S E P C o m m a n d e r R i c h a r d H. HEALY, USN 10 S E P 31 DEC

Weapons O f f i c e r (05)

C o m m a n d e r C h a r l e s J. MOORE, USN 01 JAN 31 DEC

D e c k D e p a r t m e n t O f f i c e r (10)

L i e u t e n a n t C o m m a n d e r F r e d e r i c k W. BENCE, USN 01 J A N 1 7 MAY L i e u t e n a n t C o m m a n d e r Francis J . SULLIVAN, USN 1 7 MAY 31 DEC

E n g i n e e r i n g O f f i c e r (06)

C o m m a n d e r W i n f r e d L. BUCKINGHAM, USN 0 1 J A N 2 0 J A N C o m m a n d e r R o s s E . SUGG, USN 2 0 J A N 3 1 D E C

S u p p l y O f f i c e r ( 0 7 )

C o m m a n d e r A n d r e w A. GIORDANO, S C , USN 01 JAN 31 DEC

DECLASSIFIED * Medical O f f i c e r (08)

Cormnanaer George E. BAL'PEAT, MC, VSN 013AN 31DEC

Dental O f f i c e r (09)

Cormnander Jack E. HYDE, DC, USN 0 1 JAN 31 DEC

P r o t e s t a n t Chaplain

#Gommander Charles D. KEMP, CHC, USN 01 JAN 31 DEC

Ca tho l i c Chaplain

Lieutenant John R. MLY, Jr., CHC, USN 01JAN 17SEP Lieutenant Comander John R. MC NAMARA, WC,USN 17 SEP 31 DEC

I

Marine Detachment Commanding O f f i c e r

Captain W i l l i a m E. HUDSON, USMC

THOUSANDTH CARRIER LANDINGS @)

ENGAGEMENT NO. - DATE PILOT - 88,000 30 J A N LT Ronald HINKEL

89,000 11 FEB LCDR J. H, AUSLEY

90,000 21 FEB LCDR Robert J. MUMM, Jr.

91,000 14 MAR LCDR George F. TALKEN

92,000 22MAR LCDRFrankF. ,%PE

93,000 2APR LTK. J. ODEN

94,000 24 APR LT Michael W. DOYLE

95,000 2 MAY LTJG P. E . MILLS

96,000 26 MAY LCDR A. A. LESS

97,000 14 J U N LTJG Larry B. WATTERS

98,000 6 JUL LCDR Robert V. SALUDA

99,000 30JUL LCDRR. W. MUSGROVE

Ui VF-114

RVAH- 11

VF-114

VF-213

VA- 105

VF-114

VA- 105

VA- 105

CVW-11

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- DECLASSIFIED CO@T AND SUPPORT SORTIES @)

Number of s o r t i e s flown during the 1st Line Period from 28 January t o 28 February:

C

Number of s o r t i e s flown during the 2nd Line Period from 13 March t o 4 April:

Number of s o r t i e s flown during the 3rd Line Period from 18 Apr i l t o 9 May:

Number of s o r t i e s flown during the 4 th Line Period from 29 June t o 14 July:

Number of s o r t i e s flown during the 5 t h Line Period from 30 J u l y t o 16 August:

ARRESTING GEAR STATISTICS (U)

ENGINE YEAR -

Barricade

CATAPULT STATISTICS (U)

CAT - YEAR -

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1 J A N 2 J A N

11 J A N 11 J A N 13 J A N 15 J A N 16 J A N 18 J A N 2 6 JAN 2 6 J A N 2 8 JAN 2 9 J A N P F E B 4 F E B 7 F E B

10 F E B 13 F E B 14 F E B 15 F E B 16 F E B 18 F E B 19 F E B 2 0 F E B 2 2 F E B 2 4 F E B 24 F E B 2 6 F E B 27 F E B 2 8 F E B 14 MAR 1 7 MAR 19 MAR 2 0 MAR 2 2 MAR 2 3 MAR 2 6 MAR 2 9 MAR 31 MAR 1 APR 2 APR 3 APR 4 APR

19 APR 2 0 APR 2 2 APR 23 APR 2 4 APR 2 5 APR

UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT SCHEDULE (U)

USS ROBINSON (DDG 1 2 ) USS RADFORD (DD 446) USS HIGBEE (DD 806) U s S ANGERHOLM (DD 8 2 6 ) USS ROBINSON (DDG 1 2 ) USS ANGERHOLM (DD 8 2 6 ) USS CHEMUNG ( A 0 30) USS ANGERHOLM (DD 8 2 6 ) USS ANGERHOLM (DD 8 2 6 ) USS MORTON (DD 948) USS HASSAYAMPA ( A 0 145) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2 ) USS PICTOR (AF 59) USS HASSAYAMPA ( A 0 145) USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 4) USS HASSAYAMPA ( A 0 145) USS WRANGUE (AE 1 2 ) USS HASSAYAMPA ( A 0 145) USS WRANGELL (AE 1 2 ) USS PASSUMPSIC ( A 0 1 0 7 ) USS CHARA (AE 31) USS PASSUMPSIC ( A 0 1 0 7 ) USS WRANGELL (AE 1 2 ) U S S NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS MARS (AFS 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) U S S SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS HASSAYAMPA ( A 0 145) US S PARICUTIN (AE- 18) USS I '~IKl4AToULA ( A 0 148) USS PARICUTIN (AE 18) U S S PONCHATOULA ( A 0 148) USS NAVASOTA ( A 0 106) USS MAUNA KEA (AE 2 2 ) USS NAVASOTA ( A 0 106) USS MAZAMA (AE 9) USS MAZAMA (AE 9) USS PASSUMPSIC (A0 1 0 7 )

26 APR 2 8 APR 2 9 APR 30 APR 1 MAY 2 MAY 4 MAY 4 MAY 7 MAY 8 MAY 9 MAY

10 MAY 10 MAY 1 2 MAY 1 2 MAY 14 MAY 15 MAY 2 7 MAY

5 JUN 7 J U N 7 JUN 8 J U N 8 JUN . 9 JUN

10 JUN 1 2 JUN 14 JUN 2 7 JUN 2 9 JUN

2 J U L 5 J U L 8 J U L 8 J U L 8 J U L

1 2 J U L 14 J U L 15 J U L 30 JUL 30 J U L 31 JUL

2 AUG 5 AUG 8 AUG

1 2 AUG 13 AUG 15 AUG 2 4 AUG 24 AUG

uss MAZAMA (AE 9) USS PAS3UMPSJ.C '@W 1 0 7 ) USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 4) USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) USS PASSUMPSIC (A0 1 0 7 ) USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 4) USS PONCHATOULA (A0 148) USS MAUNA KEA (AE 2 2 ) USS NAVASOTA ( A 0 106) USS MAUNA KEA (AE 2 2 ) USS VEGA (AF 59) USS NAVASOTA (A0 106) USS MUNA KEA (AE 2 2 ) USS FRANK KNOX (DD 7 4 2 ) USS BLACK (DD 666) USS KENNEBEC ( A 0 36) USS MARS (AFS 1) USS MEREDITH (DD 7 9 0 ) USS GURKE (DD 7 8 3 ) USS BUCWlNAN (DDG 14) USS ROWAN (DD 7 8 2 ) USS MCCORMICK: ( D W 8) USS GURKE (DD 783) USS TOLOVANA (A0 64) USS STRIPLING (DD 8 6 7 ) USS TOLOVANA (A0 64) USS ROBINSON (DDG 1 2 ) USS O'BANNON (DD 450) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS VEGA (AF 59) uss NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS DOUGLAS H. FOX (DD 7 7 9 ) uss KAWISHIWI (A0 146) USS MAUNA KEA (AE 2 2 ) USS VIRGO (AE 30) USS KAWISHIWI (A0 146) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS MARS (AFS 1) USS SACRAMENTO (AOE 1) USS GURKE (DD 7 8 3 ) USS KING (DLG 10)

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DECLASSIFIED rClr

2 7 AUG 28 AUG 31 AUG

U S S KING (DLG 10) U S S CAMDEN (AOE 2) U S S KING (DLG 10)

T o t a l of 102 UNREPS on USS KITTY HAWK" WESTPAC deployment.

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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS (U)

9 JAN

29 JAN

6 FEB

17 FEB

22 FEB

2 MAR

17 MAR

27 MAR

30 MAR

30 APR

1 MAY

3 MAY

2 JUN

5 JUL

ADM John J. HYLAND, USN, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet; VADM W. F. BRINGLE, USN, Commander SEVENTH FLEET; CAPT. D. C. DAVIS, USN, CINCPACFLT Staff, on board for Presidential Unit Citation Presentation.

Billy Ray SMITH, Baltimore Colts; Irv CROSS, Los Angeles Rams; Dick SCHAFRATH, Cleveland Browns; William GRANHOLM, National Football League Assistant Commissioner, on board for US0 Handshake Tour.

A. SILVEIRA and J. GIOFFRY, WPRI-TV Providence, R. I., on board for interviews of Rhode Island residents. Cy WOLHEN, CBS Bureau Chief for Research accompanied them.

Bob JONES, NBC-TV, on board to film a documentary on aerial reconnaissance.

ADM John J. HYLAND, CINCPACFLT, and VADM W. F. BRINGLE, COMSEVENTHFLT, on board for Flag visit.

D. BAKER, ABC-TV, on board for personnel interviews.

RADM V. G. LAMBERT, COMNAVBASE SUBICZ on board for Flag visit and tour of ship.

BGEN DYAS, 7AF/TFALFA, on board for Flag visit and coordination of Steel Tiger operations.

A1 JESSEN, KIDN-TV, Portland, Oregon, on board for interviews of residents of Pacific Northwest.

US0 Show Folk Singers.

ADM John J. HYLAND, CINGPACFLT, and VADM W. F. BRINGLE, COMSEVENTHFLT, on board for Flag visit.

& NGUYEN VAN THI and HOANG NGOC PHAN, on board to gather material for "Thoi Nay" magazine article.

VADM B. F. ROEDER, COMFIRSTFLT, on board for a Flag visit.

RADM MIZUIANI, Commander Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Sasebo, Flag visit.

John WHILHELM and Burt PINE, TIME Magazine, on board for personnel interviews.

DECLASSIFIED

7 JUL

8 JUL

1 3 JUL

15 JUL

RADM M. F. WIESNER, PCTF 77, on board f o r F l ag v i s i t .

, George BAGEN Show, on board f o r US0 Show.

LTGEN M. S. DAVISON, DCINCUSARPAC, VADM W. F-. B R I N G U , COMSEVENTHFLT; ADM FENG CHI-CHUNG, CINC ROC Navy; and VADM John L. CHEW, COMUSTDC, on board f o r F l a g v i s i t .

RADM E. C. OUTLAW, U.S. - P h i l i p p i n e s Mutual Defense Board; RADM D. L. KAUFFMAN, COMNAVPHIL; RADM V. G . LAMBERT, COMNAVBASE SUBIC; LTGEN F. C. GIDEON, USAF; MGEN G. N. PICKETT, USA; GEN R . R . YAN, AFP, Chief of S t a f f o f t h e Armed Forces of t h e ' p h i l i p p i n e s ; BGEN R. M. ILETO, AFP; BGEN V. R. RAVQ, AFP; BGEN J . 2. SINGSON, AFP; and COMMO I. L. LOMIBAO, &P, on board f o r U.S. - P h i l i p p i n e s Mutual Defense Board meeting and CVW-11 Naval A i r F i r e Power Demonstration.

5-6 AUG D r . Norman Vincent PEALE, on board f o r F l a g v i s i t and t o conduct a s p e c i a l r e l i g i o u s s e r v i c e f o r s h i p ' s personne l .

9 AUG Ambassador William E . COLBY, Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces Vietnam f o r C i v i l Operat ions and Revolut ionary Development, on board f o r F l ag v i s i t .

10-13 SEP onor or able Floyd MILLER, Mayor of S e a t t l e and group of 7 S e a t t l e c i v i c and bus iness l e a d e r s , on board f o r t h r ee - day c r u i s e from San Diego t o Bremerton, Washington, t o welcome t h e HAWK t o t h e P a c i f i c Northwest.

15 NOV RADM M. J . CARMODY, COMCARDIV 1; and RADM W. F . PETROVIC, Commander, Puget Sound Naval Sh ipyard , on board f o r KITTY HAWK Change of Command.

18 NOV LUTES S i n g e r s , 44 high school and c o l l e g e s i n g e r s from Our savior& Lutheran Church, Bremerton, on board t o g i v e conce r t f o r s h i p ' s personne l .

9 APR

12 APR

13 APR

21 JUN

24 JUL

25 JUL

18 AUG

7 SEP

19 SEP

20 SEP

4 OCT

8 OCT

25 OCT

1 NOV ,

8 NOV

11 NOV

15 NOV

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CIVIC ACTION PROGRAMS (U)

Teacher and her class of students from Clark AFB visited the KITTY HAWK

30 Brownie Scouts and 30 8th graders from Clark AFB visited

20 Filipino boys visited the ship

Major Mike McDermott, USA, 30 school children and 2 school teachers from Japan visited the HAWK

250 school children visited during Hong Kong inport period

250 'school children visited KITTY HAWK in Hong Kong

9 Cub Scouts and their den mother from Subic Bay, Philippines, visited

200 Mexican charros visited the KITTY HAWK in San Diego

30 school children visited the ship in Bremerton, Washington

14 Sea Scouts and their sponsor, Paul Warner, visited the HAWK

25 Sea Scouts and L.S. Triebwasser, their sponsor, visited the ship

60 4th graders and 5 teachers from Ollala, Washington, visited in Bremerton

15 Sea Cadets and their sponsor, CDR BENTON, visited KITTY HAWK

6 Boy Scouts and their sponsor, Bob Borquist (PSNS Data Processor) visited the ship

30 Cub Scouts and 8 parents visited

14 Cub Scouts and their den mother from Chico, Washington, visited the HAWK with their host, Chaplain MC NAMARA

20 Boy Scouts from Bremerton area visited

40 Cub Scouts and their Pack Master visited the HAWK

25 school children and five sponsors visited the ship in Bremerton

DECLASSIFIED

22 NOV 14 Bluebirds from Minet te School and f i v e sponsors v i s i t e d the KITTY HAWK with t h e i r h o s t , LCDR TAYLOR

On 20 December a Christmas Par ty f o r c h i l d r e n of KITTY HAWK Of f i ce r s and men was he ld a t t he Mariner (EM) Club wi th over 400 c h i l d r e n p a r t i c i p a t i n g .

During 1969 two'charity fund-ra i s ing d r i v e s were he ld aboard KITTY HAWK wi th the fol lowing outs tanding r e s u l t s :

1. Navy Rel ie f $12,940.16

2. Combined Fede ra l Campaign $12,100.00

Two s p e c i a l f i n a n c i a l p r o j e c t s through chapel g iv ing included the following:

1. LCDR Leo Pich Memorial Fund

2. Chaplain Capodanno Memorial Fund

KITTY HAWK personnel a c t i v e l y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n c e r t a i n People-to-People p r o j e c t s during t h e c r u i s e , inc luding t h e following:

1. Negri to Bethel Pentecos ta l Church, Olongapo, P. I.

2. Subic S e ~ v i c e Center , Oldngapo, P. I.

3. Boys Town Orphanage, Olongapo, P. I.

4 . S t . Louis School, Baguio, P. I .

5. Seiwo School, Sasebo, Japan

6. Tenshin-Ryo Boys Orphanage, Sasebo, Japan

7. World Mission f o r Children Orphanage, Sasebo, Japan 11

Addi t iona l ly , KITTY HAWK s a i l o r s sponsor 25 c h i l d r e n i n t h e Ph i l i pp ines f o r four years of high school under the OPERATION SCHOOLHOUSE Program, a t a c o s t of $2,000.

AWARDS EARNED BY SHIPS COMPANY PERSONNEL

Legion of Merit 1

Bronze Star Medal 4

Navy Commendation Medal 6 7

Navy Achievement Medal 9 6

SEVENTH Fleet Letter of Commendation 124

Navy Meritorious Service Medal 5 (Foreign Award)

Navy Distinguished Service Order SECOND Class 4 (Foreign Award)

The above awards were earned by personnel while attached to the USS KITTY HAWK.