VA-113 DET-Q, Attack Squadron 113 Detachment Q

Attack Squadron 113 Detachment Q
VA-113 DET-Q

USS Benningtion West Pacific Cruise Vietnam
March 22, 1965 - October 7, 1965

Lieutenant Commander
Charles William Darcey Ward III
Officer-in-Charge

LCDR Ward; LT Schauer; LT Pierce; LTJG Decker; LTJG Yum, LTJG Reid-Green

Va-113 DET Q - A4B Skyhawk

Attack Squadron 113 Detachment Q
VA-113 DET Q

TOP ROW: LTJG Reid-Green; Lamont, C.; Vasquez, C; Raney, M.; Walker, R.; LTJG Yum
BOTTOM ROW: LTJG Decker; Cantor, M.; Gayatin, F.; Hawkins, L.; Ayres, W.; Grizzard, J.; Swanson, R.(not pictured)

TOP ROW: LT Pierce; Greene, W.; Sylvia, D,; French, C.; Jones. M.; Raney, M.; Cadoria, A.; Vasquez, C.
BOTTOM ROW: Dupree F.; Loyer, J.; Whitcomb, J.; Farrell N.; Andrews, S.; Pullin, L.

TOP ROW: LT Pierce; Landry, C.; Hall, S.; Newell, K.; Pollard, C.; Browning, J.; Farster, L.; Lechance, B.
BOTTOM ROW: Ayres, W.; Gizzard, F.; Dishneau D.; Pullin, L.; Melone, J.; Bradshaw, J.

TOP ROW: LTJG Reid-Green; Veneman, W.; Krenning, D.; Carpenter, D.; Stevens, R.; Blick, G.; Pynn, W.; Hodges, P.; Royce, N.; Mosier M.
BOTTOM ROW: Febuary, R.; Schaff, F.; Odom, G.; Booth, R.; Caldwell, H.; Hildebrand, D.

LCDR Charles W. D. Ward, Jr. became the first person to
Land on and Catapult from the HMAS Melbourne

Historic Landing of A4 Landing on HMAS Melbourne

Historic Catapult Shot of A4 from HMAS Melbourne

View Video of the this Historic Landing and Photos

VA-113 Det Q, A-4b Skyhawk

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1965
Writer Finds Navy Role in Viet Complex

Reports 7th Fleet Maneuvers in China Sea

"The Bennington has yet to launch any weapon in earnest, but one of the helicopter pilots, Lt. David Zane North Merrick N. Y., already has two rescues to his credit. He picked up a flyer from the carrier Midway and also one of the Bennington's own fliers, Lt. Mark Pierce, whose Skyhawk jet interceptor slipped over the side while landing in rough weather. The landing cable held the plane fast, dunking only the nose and cockpit in the water. Pierce freed himself, floated from the cockpit and was back on the ship in less than a minute."

I - BuNo.144874 C/N 12120 LCDR C.W.D. Ward
12 Nov 1964 - VA-113 Det Q - NAS Lemoore, CA
23 Sep 1965 - VC-5 - NAS Atsugi, Japan

II - BuNo. 144938 was replaced by BuNo. 142920 c/n 11982 Replaced first II
06 Jun 1965 - VA-113 Det Q - USS Bennington
20 Oct 1965 - VSF-1 - NAS Alameda, CA

III- BuNo. 142819 c/n 11881
13 Nov 1964 - VA-113 Det Q - NAS Lemoore, CA
15 Oct 1965 - VSF-1 - NAS Alameda, CA (c/n 11881)
05 Nov 1967 - VC-1 - NAS Barbers Point, HI
29 Apr 1969 - NAS A&T - NAS Alameda, CA
to Singapore for conversion to A-4S with serial 636. W/o Mar 30, 1983

IV- BuNo. 142877 c/n 11939
24 Nov 1958 - VA-113 - NAS Miramar, CA
21 Jun 1961 - NAS - NAS Moffett Field, CA
10 Nov 1964 - VA-113 Det Q - NAS Lemoore, CA
15 Oct 1965 - VSF-1 - NAS Alameda, CA

LTJG Larry Decker - Gary Odom and Bob Walker
See Gary Odom's Photo Album

Newell, Swanson, Krenning and Dupree at Joe's Club in Olongapo, Philippines June 1, 1965

USS Bennington CVS 20

USS BENNINGTON
Time Line: Vietnam

March:
22
23 - 31
April:
1 - 9
10 - 18
19
20 - 30
May:
1 - 3
4 - 9
10 - 12
13 - 21
22 - 24
25 - 27
28 - June 2
June:
3 - 4
5 - 10
11 - 13
14 - 20
21 - 25
26 - 30

1965
Underway From Long Beach
Enroute Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Operational Readiness Evaluation
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Underway for West-Pac
Enroute

Yokosuka, Japan
Enroute
Manila, Philippine Islands
Operation "Seahorse"
Bangkok, Thailand
Enroute
Subic Bay, Philippine Islands

Enroute
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Enroute
Sasebo, Japan
Operation "Cross-Tee"
Hakodate, Japan

July:
1 - 9
10
11 - 13
14 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 31
August:
1 - 18
19 - 20
20 - 24
25 - 26
27 - 31
September:
1 - 9 .
10 - 18
19 - 22
23
24 - 30
October:
1 - 6
7

1965
Enroute
Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Enroute
Yokosuka, Japan
Enroute Station Off Vietnam
On Station Vietnam

On Station Vietnam
Enroute
Subic Bay, Philippine Islands
Enroute Station Off Vietnam
On Station Vietnam

On Station Vietnam
Enroute
Yokosuka, Japan
Underway for CONUS
Enroute Home

Enroute Home
Arrive Long Beach, California

USS Bennington (CVS-20) Newsletter 19 April 1965
USS Bennington (CVS-20) Newsletter 1 October 1965

USS Bennington (CVS-20) Room
Aboard the USS Hornet Museum
Docked at the former NAS Alameda

Donna and Bob Swanson
Bob Swanson and his wife Donna

When Va-113 Det Q returned to the United States, it disbanded and merged with Antisubmarine Warfare Fighter Squadron One.
The newly formed Squadron was stationed at Naval Air Station Alameda on the beautiful San Francisco Bay.

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