Member Stories: Pigeons to Rota
On the way over to the Med, the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was plowing…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Stories From Our Members, 13th Edition
The Grampaw Pettibone Squadron presents the 13th edition of our story hour for your consideration.…
Member Stories: Statistically Having a Bad Day
Inter-ship Transfer April 1978: While serving as Commander of the nine ship Service Squadron Four…
Stories From Our Members, 12th Edition
The Grampaw Pettibone Squadron presents the 12th edition of our story hour for your consideration.…
Member Stories: Who’s Flying That Thing?
As a rookie pilot I joined VF-142, the Ghost-Riders in June 1970. The unit recently…
Member Stories: An Old Friend
Several years-ago I was looking through pictures I had taken on one of the trips…
Stories From Our Members, 11th Edition
The Grampaw Pettibone Squadron presents the 11th edition of our story hour for your consideration.…
WANTED: Birthday Cards for Captain Frank Wendzel’s 100th Birthday!
A local family has reached out to the City of Irvine requesting assistance. They are…
Member Stories: Typhoon One
John Lambert’s story ( GPS 4th Edition -The Sea) reminded me of a similar event…
Member Stories: One Very Black Night
It was late December 1972 aboard the USS Ranger somewhere in the Gulf of Tonkin.…