Downed pilot
On Sun, 04 Aug 1996
Jim McGuire jimngay@flash.net wrote:
The sister of Capt. William S. McCarson USMC wants to know who
she or us could contact to see if this pilot could be her brother.
He was last seen crashing about 2 miles NW of P'ungch'on 12/6/51
flying a Crusader from the USS Rendova. The F80 crashed 11/5/50 so that
if the plane was identified on the ground it is probably not William.
Jim McGuire
jimngay@flash.net
Also see: VMF 212
Anti Sub Unit
On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 Jerry McKenzie wrote:
11044 Ferina ST
Norwalk, CA 90650-5567
Interested in Vets aflicted with emphasema and the care given and
type of latest treatments, both VA and civilian hospitals.
Was ARM3 1950-1955 on USS Rendova & USS Coral Sea.
Anti-sub and Air Squadron. Later ships company for
de-commissioning at Vallejo.Will Converse with like
servicemen. Am disabled.
1951-53
On Thu, 12 Mar 1998
Wendell Lee Soppeland Email address wrote:
30651 Little Quail Run
Valley Center, CA 92082
I am looking for a few buddies I had in the Navy in 1951-1953 Ronald
Webb and Agustas Rufus if you have any info please send e-mail to this
address (it's my daughters e-mail) and she will forward it to me.
Thank you.
Wendell Soppeland
Richey
Date: Sunday, September 20, 1998
Subject: USS Rendova (CVE-114)
I'm Rob Richey. I am a 11 1/2 year US Navy veteran - Radioman in the
nuclear submarine force.
I found your web posting via a search for the Rendova. My father served
aboard that carrier during Korea as an Aviation Ordanceman,(AO).
He was discharged at the end of his enlistment, from what I remember,
since he'd gone in at age 17 right out of high school the Navy Dept
was required to discharge him by age 21.
I could be wrong about this but, anyway, he was honorably discharged
with the rank of AO2. He went on to Wake Forest University and graduated
in June, 1963. I was a baby, in that I was born in November 1962 but, I
have two older sisters.
We have been looking for a USS Rendova site - a reunion site - we'd
like to know. We'd like to meet anyone who worked with our dad who
remembers him.
He DID make a VERY successful life for himself and all of us. He
fathered five successful children but, he died on June 24, 1988 at the
age of 53. As his children, we haven't had much success finding his old
US Navy buddies - as a long time US Navy veteran - myself - I WOULD like
to find some of them.
Rob Richey - RM1(SS)
211-B South Third Street
Cabot, AR 72023
(501) 605-8089
Atomic Vet multiple ships
On Sat, 6 Feb 1999
Jack Seaman Email address wrote:
Hi:
I am Jack Seaman Atomic Vetran who was along for the ride at Operation
Castle while serving aboard the Bairoko CVE-115. The previous year I
was in the Marshall Islands aboard the Rendova CVE-114 for Operation
Ivy, necular tests leading up to Castle.
I'll keep watching this site for info on any old buddies off the Rendova
which I helped re-commission at Bremerton, or the Bairoko which I went
aboard September 1953.
