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The seventh USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) was the third of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, Ranger had the distinction of being the first US carrier built from the beginning as an angled-deck ship.
With the necessary ship experience Duncan was then given command of the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61) on 7 May 1962. He served in that role until 20 May 1963. [2] [1] His next role was assistant chief of staff for operations at AIRPAC for a year before becoming chief of staff for two years. [3]
Flying both the FJ-4 (Fury) and the A4D Skyhawk, he was deployed twice to the Far East on board the USS Ranger (CV-61) attached to Carrier Air Group Nine. His squadron call sign was "Cyrano". From 1962 to 1964 he was assigned to the NROTC Unit Stanford for postgraduate studies in International Relations under Professor James T. Watkins IV.
Joseph Park Moorer (October 18, 1922 – February 26, 2014) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.Born in Mount Willing, Alabama, he was the younger brother of Admiral Thomas Hinman Moorer.
He has deployed aboard USS America (CVA-66), USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Ranger (CVA-61), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), and USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). His command tours began in 1980 with the Light Attack Weapons School in Lemoore, California.
He was XO on the USS Kitty Hawk until he was promoted to captain in March 1981 Promoted to captain, Davis was given command of the combat support ship Sacramento from 21 December 1981 to 2 September 1983. [12] He subsequently served as the commanding officer of the carrier Ranger from 26 June 1985 to 8 May 1987. [7]
After his second tour with the "Blues", Voris rounded out his career by going on to skipper VF-191, and (after being promoted to the rank of commander) Attack Carrier Air Group 5 (CAG-5) aboard the USS Ranger (CVA-61). Voris retired at the rank of captain in 1963.
Four Naval aviators on board the USS Essex in 1955 include LTJG Grosvenor (second from left). From the 1955 Cruise Book of the Essex, page 156. From the 1955 Cruise Book of the Essex, page 156. Photographs of Captain A.G.B. Grosvenor, executive officer of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from its Western Pacific Cruise Yearbook of 1970–1971, page 12.