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Entry: 77773 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874 PHOTOS
ALLEN HOGGATT wrote on February 8, 2011 CITY AND STATE: FLOWER MOUND TX UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My name is Allen Hoggatt. My uncle LTJG Fred Koch was a pilot with VF-874. His Corsair exploded inflight over North Korea 0n 08/11/1951. Also lost on this mission was LT Jim Venes. His Corsair also exloded inflight. I was wondering if anyone has any old squadron photos of the deployment or predeployment in El Centro or North Island. Thank You, Allen Hoggatt Keywords: VF-874 , CV-31

Entry: 67626 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	LOOKING FOR SQUADRON MEMBERS
MARK L. GUNDERT wrote on October 26, 2008 CITY AND STATE: LA MESA CA UNIT: VF-874 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I am looking for anyone that knew my father. He was a squadron leader for VF-874 in Korea. He flew F4Us in Korea and F6F in WW-II.LT. He also taught at the Navy's flying school in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1942-1945. Len Gundert was shot down on October 3, 1951 while on a bombing mission over North Korea. He parachuted out but was badly burned and hit part of the plane when he bailed out. He was recovered from the ocean DOA by a Destroyer. Please contact me if you will. Thanks, Mark Keywords: USS Bon Homme Richard-CV-31, VF-874, F4U USS San Jacinto, VF-49 F6F

Entry: 66104 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874 ELECTRONIC GANG
JETTIE HILL wrote on June 16, 2008 CITY AND STATE: ROSEVILLE CA UNIT: VF 874 ELECTRONICS SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Hope there are some of the Electronic group still around. If you were in the electronic group, send me an email. Keywords: VF-874, Bon Homme Richard

Entry: 64864 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874 IN THE KOREAN WAR
WARREN THOMPSON wrote on March 23, 2008 CITY AND STATE: GERMANTOWN TN UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: OTHER Comments: I have been a military aviation historian / writer for the past 40+ years. This has led to my having numerous books and articles published.You can get on line and go to either www.amazon.com or www.google.com and when they ask for "search", type in Warren Thompson. It'll show you a lot of what I have done in recent years.Currently, I am writing a book on F4U Corsairs in the Korean War. I would like ot hear from anyone that served in VF-874 during that period. Keywords:

Entry: 57698 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	LOOKING FOR ANYONE THAT KNEW KC (KEITH) DARBY
KEITH DARBY II wrote on June 18, 2006 CITY AND STATE: CARLSBAD CA UNIT: HMLA-267 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My father KC Darby flew with VF-874 on the Oriskany during the Korean War. His stories of Red Carmody and others inspired me as a young man to become a pilot as well. I am a Major in the Marine Corps, Flying UH-1N "Hueys" and based at Camp Pendleton CA. I am working on a scrapbook of photos, articles and memorabilia of his time in the Navy, with the goal of giving it to him for his 80th birthday at the end of August. I have made contact with Admiral Carmody, and had a great conversation with him - any information from other squadron mates of my Dad would be greatly appreciated! Keywords: KC Darby, ATU-206, FASRON-110

Entry: 52182 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	LOOKING FOR OLD SHIPMATES. SERVED IN 1951-52 AS AO STRIKER
ROY WOLF wrote on July 22, 2005 CITY AND STATE: BENICIA CA UNIT: FIGHTER SQUADRON 874 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: COAST GUARD VETERAN Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 47918 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	MY SQUADRON
BOBBY EARL PETTIT wrote on January 4, 2005 CITY AND STATE: SPARTANBURG SC UNIT: VF-874 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: We were the last Squadron to have the F4U-4s. One of our planes with Lt. Kummer as pilot came in with a live bomb. It exploded as he caught the cable and plunged forward. Two sailors were killed and approximately 20 more were injured. The pictures came from one of the men killed who was responsible for taking pictures of each aircraft landing. I would like to know where Lt. V. Z Lumper is and how I could reach him. Keywords: Lt. V. Z. Lumper George H. Smith T.J.Iten Ronald Dorminey

Entry: 45723 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874 MEMBER
LEON BRYANT wrote on September 9, 2004 CITY AND STATE: CAMARILLO CA UNIT: VF-874 AIR GROUP 102 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Member of the Electronics gang from recall at Oakland, thru deployment. Herb Newmark (above) was Ass't Electronics Officer, as I recall, Frank Piltz was Div. Officer. I have pictures of both taken at the O'Club at North Island. Frank got shot in the foot by small arms fire, and we found the slug imbedded in the gyro of the autopilot the next day. Remember the great barbeques at El Centro, Herb? Keywords: VF-874, USS Bon Homme Richard, May-Dec 1951 deployment.

Entry: 36139 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	ANYONE FROM VF874- KORAN WAR
HERBERT NEWAMRK wrote on August 8, 2003 CITY AND STATE: PORTLAND OR UNIT: VF874 AIR GROUP102 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: UNITED NATIONS VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I flew F4U's during WW 11 and the Koran war- and was a part of VF874 in Korea and VBF-81 in WW 11-and was hoping to find some of my old friends. Keywords: Bonn Homme Richard 1950-51

Entry: 31235 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874 AIR COMBAT
JOE BRENNAN wrote on January 14, 2003 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I am trying to gather information about the air combat operations of USN squadrons in Korea. In case of VF-874 I am interested in any information about the MiG encounter of CVG-102 F4U’s and AD’s from Bob Homme Richard 27 November 1951, or the more well known encounter 18 November 1952 by CVG-102 F9F’s from Oriskany. Any further info on any of these encounters, by VF-874 or any squadron in CVG-102, first hand or not, would be helpful. Keywords: units, aircraft

Entry: 26101 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874
RICHARD (DICK) SANDBERG wrote on June 7, 2002 CITY AND STATE: BOULDER CITY NV UNIT: VF-874 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: 1951 NAS North Island San Diego, Aboard Bon Homme Richard to Korea May of 1951, Left ship July 1951, in Sasabo, Japan. Enlistment was up. Only names I can remember was our Skipper, Cmdr Watts, our Yoeman Ami, Fergenson, and buddied with I. A. Jones. I was an ADE3. Keywords:

Entry: 15829 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	LOOKING-FORSHIPMATES-VF874-102
DAVID SWANSON wrote on April 7, 2001 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: - Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 11402 VF-874 FIGHTER SQDN	VF-874
DAVE ARNOLD wrote on August 31, 2000 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Served with VF-874 NAS San Diego (North Island) USS Bon Homme Richard 1950-52 Also El Centro and Miramar Keywords: USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31

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