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                CDR Delis Negron Jr. USN Retired,  a Laredoan

 

 

NEGRON, CDR Delis Jr. Retired;   dnegronjr@aol.com "...I flew with VC-62 from February 1950 to September 1951. I flew on the FDR F8F-2P photo detachment in the Med cruise January 1951 to May 1951. I was based at NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida from June 1951 to September 1951...I served with VC-61 from 1954-1955 at NAS Miramar and flew F2H-2P's, F9F-2P's, and Cougars. Some of my Shipmates were John Condren, Walt Zimbeck, Cliff Nord, Ted Daum. Skippers were Conatzer and Bangs. I flew off the USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in Panthers. I served with VP-18 from 1962-1964. I was OinC of Air Detachments in NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada and Key West. Acting XO in a Split NAS Keflavik, Iceland- NS Rota, Spain deployment. Commander Air Units for Unitas deployment to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. Served under Andy Anderson and Sam Mansfield. Would like to hear from Shipmates of that era..." [BIO Updated 25JAN2003 | 10JAN2003]

                                                         
                                                                                                                     

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----- Original Message -----
From: DNegronJr@aol.com
To: docrio@ev1.net
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: the navy log

I tried to put in more data, but they haven't updated yet. It's been a couple of days ago.
my dates of service: 2/12/1946 to 12/31/1966
 
significant duties: USS Midway, USS Roosevelt, USS Philippine Sea member of the air group on extended cruises. Soloed 27 naval air students in Pensacola Florida. Schools: Naval Avionics, and Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey. Over 5,000 hours of pilot time with about 3,000 of them in actual instrument weather (green card certified).
 
Fleet Air Wings Staff, Atlantic Communications Officer; Patrol Squadron Eighteen Executive Officer on Deployment at NAS Rota Spain; Unitas South American Cruise, Air Unit Commander; Pacific Fleet Allweather Training Unit, Detachment Air Unit Commander at Argentia, New Foundland, NAS Key West during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Chief of Naval Operations Staff in Operational Study Groups.
 
If you could include the above data into my record I would appreciate it. I can't seem to do it. thanks, Erasmo.

12 June 2006:  

Riojas NOTE:  today, I submitted the information to the Navy Log via email.  Hopefully in about two weeks the info will be up on their site.

http://www.lonesailor.org/log.php              Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

 

 

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