Patches by danapommet
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Description
To answer some site mail questions. I was a helicopter crewman in the US Navy. These are three of the patches off of my flight suit. On the left is my squadron patch and my first ship - the USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) aircraft carrier. She carried 90 to 100 aircraft including 16 Sea King S-3A helicopters. We were Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) and our mission was to find and sink enemy submarines or recover returning space capsules.
The patch on the right was from the Gemini Recovery Force.
CVS-39 is for the above mentioned aircraft carrier. CVSG-54 is the name of the air group of the aircraft carriers three squadrons.
VAW-33 Night Hawks squadron for long range search missions.
VS-22 & VS-32 were low level sea control squadrons flying S2F Stoofs
HS-5 was the helicopter squadron
GT-2 & GT-5 were the two Gemini capsules recovered by this group.
There were other ships in this task force such as destroyers and submarines.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments.
They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (23)
Wonderful patches with a rich and fantastic history Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us
GREAT DETAILS!! WONDERFUL PHOTO!!
Beautifull photo and woow for the details :)
Fantastic capture & detail too !!!!
Quite an interesting life you have led Dana. I love helicopters and see all that Augusta Westland produce as we are near Yeovil in Somerset, where they are made, and Chard is on their test flight path.
A very interesting career! Great to see these patches!
Thanks for the informations, Dana! :o)
belle carierre
Wonderful memories of an adventurous life, Dana!
Great captures! :)
Wonderful patches, love the octopus!!!
A lovely capture of these patches that you must have worn with great pride. Thank you for sharing them. I think you have had a very adventuresome life.
VERY INTERESTING
~Cool captures!~
Remarkably sharp and colorful fotos of your Navy patches, Dana, along with interesting info on your service record, etc. I wonder if I still have my patches.
like the octo patch, nice pic Dana..
Nice collection. I was always amazed by the number of patches that graced the flightsuits and flight jackets of our aviation sailors.
Wonderful details Dana, another great job!
Nice to know those details Dana! I liked the fact that you photographed them on the back of a couple of prints done on Kodak paper. How long will that paper continue?
Great patches, the one on the left is great, whoever designed it had a great imagination. Nice to see.
Anchors away and SALUTE!
wonderful image and explanation!!
COOL I LIKE THIS