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The name "Oriskany" was originally assigned to CV-18, but that hull was renamed Wasp when the keel was laid in 1942. CV-34 was laid down on 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY), launched on 13 October 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Cannon. Construction was suspended on 22 August 1946, when the ship was approximately 85% complete.
The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. The fire killed 44 people, mostly air crew, and injured 156 more.
On his next deployment, while commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34), his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965. He served as president of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the navy in 1979.
"The Old Lady" – HMS Warspite, from a comment by Viscount Cunningham; [28] impressed by the vintage ship's speed during a mission to aid the British Army in Sicily, Cunningham remarked, "When the old lady lifts her skirts she can run." [29] "Old Lady of the Sea" – USS New York (BB-34) "Old Salt" – USS Nimitz
The squadron made 9 deployments during the Vietnam War. [3]From 1 August 1963 to 10 March 1964, VF-161 equipped with F-3Bs was embarked on USS Oriskany.. From 12 May to 3 December 1966, VF-161 equipped with F-4Bs was embarked on USS Constellation with Carrier Air Wing 15.
During the Vietnam War, he commanded Carrier Air Wing Nine, stationed aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), and as executive officer of the USS Oriskany (CV-34). After attending the National War College and taking a sabbatical from the Navy, Brown returned to service in the Vietnam War as commanding officer of the USS Guadalupe (AO-32).
The first five were with Carrier Air Wing 16 in USS Oriskany between 1962 and 1968, and the last with Carrier Air Wing 21 in USS Hancock in 1968-1969. In the first three WESTPAC combat cruises to Southeast Asia (SEA) (1965–68), VA-163 sustained periods of heavy losses, including 14 aircraft destroyed by enemy action, with at least five pilots ...
USS John R. Craig: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Lost overboard [33] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] April 7: Lull, Howard B: Master Sergeant: US Army: Advisory Team 70, MACV: Easter Offensive: South Vietnam, Loc Ninh District: Disappeared evading capture after his position was overrun by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces [34]