USS Hornet CV-8
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Early May 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen in the distance from USS Enterprise CV-6 either heading to or returning from the Coral Sea Operation.



May 15, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 in the South Pacific, having missed the Battle of the Coral Sea Hornet was
recalled to Pearl Harbor on May 16, 1942 to prepare for the Battle of Midway.



May 26, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen from Ford Island arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The tug USS Nokomis YT-142 is seen alongside.



May 26, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen from Ford Island arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The tug USS Nokomis YT-142 is seen alongside.



June 2 1942: The air crews of VS-8 seen on the USS Hornet CV-8 just before the Battle of Midway.

Front Row L-R;
ARM2 Gerald A. McAffe
ARM2 Angus Gillis
ARM3 Ronald H. Arenth
ARM3 John Louis Tereskerz
ARM2 Richard C. McEwen
ARM1 George D. Stokley
ARM2 Richard T. Woodson
ARM2 William L. Payne
ARM3 David T. Manus

Back row L to R;
ARM3 Earnest R. Johnson
ARM1 Kenneth Cecil Bunch (Killed in the Battle of Midway June 6, 1942)
ARM2 Harmon L. Brendle
ARM3 Charles B. Lufburrow
ACRM(PA) John L.Clanton
ARM3 John S. Urban,
ARM2 John H. Honeycutt
ARM1 Ralph Phillips
ARM2 Irvin R. Hillhouse
(Information provided by Pam Thomas, National Naval Aviation Museum)



June 4, 1942: 09:00 hrs. aircraft on the USS Hornet CV-8 prepare to take off for the Battle of Midway.





Special thanks to Fred Branyan for his assistance in providing information and most of the photographs for
these pages. Without Fred's help these pages would not be possible.


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Page published Oct. 7, 2007