Something of interest.......he died last year.....the 1st Executive officer aboard Connie..... Captain Stanley Swede Vejtasa USN Designated Naval Aviator: 14 August 1939, Naval Aviator # 6020 Active Duty: 1 June 1938 to 1 July 1970 Total Flight Hours: 5,267 Carrier/Ship Landings: - Fixed wing: 478 Approximate Flight Hours: - Prop: 3,786 - Jet: 1,023 - Rotary: 22 - VF/VA: 4,240 - VR/VP: 123 Combat Tours: VS-5, USS Yorktown (CV-5); - Makin Island Raid (31 Jan. 1942); - Lae and Salamaua Raid(10 Mar. 1942); - Guadalcanal-Tulagi Raid (4 May 1942). - Battle of the Coral Sea (7-8 May 1942); VF-10 USS Enterprise (CV-6); - Battle of Santa Cruz (25-26 Oct. 1942). - Active in Guadalcanal area until April 1943 Aviation Commands: CO, VF-97, August 1943 to April 1945 CAG-44, May 1945 to October 1945 CO, VF-17, October 1945 to June 1946 CO, VF-10A/VF-92, November 1947 to June 1949 CO, NAF China Lake, CA, April 1953 to April 1955 CO, USS Constellation (CVA-64), October 1962 to November 1963 ComFAirMiramar, August 1965 to September 1968 Combat Awards: Navy Cross (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Navy Commendation Medal Presidential Unit Citation Meritorious Service Medal
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 23:34:54 +0000
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