FIGHTING SQUADRON FIVE (VF-5)

Pilots (arrival date, remarks)

Lcdr LC Simpler (9/11, Evac 10/16)
Lt WE Clarke (9/11, Evac 10/15)
Lt HW Crews (9/11, Evac 10/5)
Lt HM Jensen (9/27, Evac 10/16)
Lt DC Richardson (9/ 1 1, WIA & evac 9/12. Returned 10/12, Evac 10/16)
Ltjg FO Green (9/11, Evac 10/15)
Ltjg HL Grimmell, Jr. (9/11, Evac 10/15)
Ltjg ET Stover (9/11, Evac 10/15)
Ens FJ Blair (9/27, Evac 10/16)
Ens MK Bright (9/11, Evac 10/6)
Ens BF Currie (9/11, Evac 10/5)
Ens CE Eichenberger (9/11, Killed in crash after combat 9/12)
Ens JA Halford (9/11, Evac 10/14)
Ens DA Innis (9/11, WIA & evac 9/13. Returned 10/11, evac 10/16)
Ens JM Kleinman (9/27, Evac 10/15)
Ens MV Kleinmann, Jr. (9/11, Evac 10/14)
Ens RL Loesch (9/11, WIA & evac 9/13)
Ens HA March (9/11, Evac 10/6)
Ens JB McDonald (9/27, Evac 10/14)
Ens GJ Morgan (9/11, MIA 10/2)
Ens FR Register (9/11, Evac 10/14)
Ens MC Roach (9/11, Evac 10/14)
Ens WM Rouse (9/11, WIA & Evac 10/15. Missing on ferry flight 10/21)
Ens JD Shoemaker (9/11, KIA 9/29)
Ens JM Wesolowaki (9/11, Evac 10/14)
Ens WW Wileman (9/11, KIA 9/13)
NAP RM Nesbitt (9/11, Evac 10/15)
NAP LP Mankin (9/11, Evac 10/14)

Pilots from other Squadrons who flew with VF-5

Lt CW Rooney (VF-71, 10/5) *
Ltjg RH Keaton (VF-71, 10/5)
*
Ltjg RH Myers (UP-71, 10/5, Evac 10/16)
Ltjg CW Tucker (VF-71, 10/5, MIA 10/9)

* Remained after 10/16 to fly with VMF-121. Date of evacuation not in records.

 

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