Bearmon Posted March 21, 2020 Share #26 Posted March 21, 2020 Google uss bataan cruise books there is a NavyDE site that has a bunch of the cruise books online. The uss independence patch is an early one from right around 1960. So you can bounce between the two cruise books to check for your pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share #27 Posted March 21, 2020 Yep...I looked through the Bataan and Independence but couldn't find his name on the rosters for the cruise books they have listed. Did see that VS-871 was the anti-sub patrol unit for Bataan during '52-'53, and used the Black Cat patch seen on the left shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted March 21, 2020 Share #28 Posted March 21, 2020 Here is a picture of the VA-75 Skipper from the Independence 1960-61 cruise. Nice view of the VA-75 patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share #29 Posted March 26, 2020 I did pull that picture from the cruise book, but I was surprised that I couldn't find my pilot's name in the VA-75 roster for the 1961 USS Independence Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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