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Entry: 79636 VF-11 FIGHTER SQDN	WHERE ARE THEY?
JACK GROVES wrote on July 15, 2011 CITY AND STATE: EAST PALATKA FL UNIT: VF112 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Looking for Billy Paxton, Beauford Saunders and Fred Scarborough. Members of VF11 stationed at NAS Jacksonville, Fl. in 1951. Keywords: VF11 Korean cruise on USS Kearsarge 1952.

Entry: 73090 VF-11 FIGHTER SQDN	USN---VF-11
THOMAS E. (T.E.) MOORE wrote on January 11, 2010 CITY AND STATE: ESTERO FL UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: VF-11, CALLSIGN; "RIPPER". THE SQUADRON WAS FIRST COMMISSIONED IN 1927, AS VF-5S, AT HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA. THE SQUADRON WENT INTO WWII REDESIGNATED VF-41, FLYING F4F-3 "WILDCATS", IN NORTH AFRICA AND NORWAY, DOWNING 16 ENEMY AIRCRAFT. THE SQUADRON WAS REDESIGNATED VF-A, AND TRANSFERRED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER IN 1944, FLYING F6F "HELLCATS" FROM THE CARRIERS BUNKER HILL, AND ESSEX AGAINST TOKYO. IN 1948, THE SQUADRON WAS AGAIN REDESIGNATED VF-11, AND WENT INTO THE JET AGE, FLYING McDONNELL F2H-1 "BANSHEES". VF-11 WENT TO THE KOREAN WAR ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE CVA-33, AS A PART OF TF-77,7TH.FLEET, FROM 11,AUG.1952 TO 17,MAR.1953. VF-11 WAS PART OF (CVG-101), REDESIGNATED (CVG-14) ON 4,FEB.1953. THE AIR-GROUP WAS MADE UP OF; VF-11 F2H-1 TAIL CODE "T"-- VF-721 *LATER VF-141 F9F-2 "A"--VF-884 *LATER VF-144 F4U-4 "A"--VA-702 *LATER VA-145 AD-4 "A"--VC-3-DET.F F4U-5N (NP)--VC-11-DET.F AD-4W (ND)--VC-35-DET.F AD-4N (NR)--VC-61-DET.5 F2H-2P (PP)--HU-1-DET.15 HO3-1 (UP).VF-11 PILOTS KIA IN THE KOREAN WAR; LT.JOHN B. HEDDONS(7,JUNE,1952)OF FORT WAYNE,IN---LT.JAMES F.LEE(30,DEC.1952)OF IMLAY CITY,MI"DFC-AM"---CDR. DENNY P. PHILLIPS(23,JAN.1953)OF ARLINGTON,VA"DFC-BS-AM". GOD BLESS THESE BRAVE AIRMAN. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. Keywords: "RIPPER" -- (CVG-101)-- (CVG-14) -- TF-77-- USS KEARSARGE CVA-33-- LT.HEDDONS-- LT.LEE -- CDR.PHILLIPS(VF-11, C.O.)

Entry: 72991 VF-11 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-11
JOHN MARSHALL SR. wrote on January 3, 2010 CITY AND STATE: COLO.SPGS. CO UNIT: VF-11 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: looking for squadron history Keywords: pilot--Hawkeye

Entry: 70727 VF-11 FIGHTER SQDN	DID ANYONE KNOW
LAURIE COOGLER wrote on June 26, 2009 CITY AND STATE: SHEPHERD TX UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: This is all I know: Frank was a veteran, serving his country in the U.S. Navy 11th Fighter Squadron Unit from 1960 - 1962, and in the Naval Reserves from 1963 - 1965 in New York, New York Keywords:

Entry: 68567 VF-11 FIGHTER SQDN	RON KILLIAN OF VF-111 CARL VINSON?
SHAWN BETTS wrote on January 6, 2009 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: VF-111 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Trying to find a "Brother" named Ron Killian. Please contact me. OMAR grease-penciled on stomach for pink-belly indoctrination into plane captain shack. Thanks for planting the seed! Keywords: Carl Vinson World Cruise.

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