Name
R. L. Summers
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1941-Aug-07
USN
VP-44 (#2)
Date
Rate
1941-Aug-07
Ensign
1942-Jan-14
Lt.(jg)
1942-Sep-07
Lieutenant
Citation
Air Medal
Date
Post
Action
1941-Aug-07
Pilot
Flight: Gunnery - 1.3 hours
1941-Aug-12
Pilot
Flight: Gunnery - 1.3 hours
1941-Aug-12
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 1.1 hours
1941-Aug-13
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization - 1.8 hours
1941-Aug-14
Pilot
Flight: Gunnery - 3.3 hours
1941-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.3 hours
1941-Aug-19
Pilot
Flight: Night - 2.3 hours
1941-Aug-21
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.1 hours
1941-Aug-26
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 1.7 hours
1941-Aug-26
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours
1941-Sep-19
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.6 hours
1941-Sep-22
Pilot
Flight: Bombing - 3.8 hours
1941-Nov-02
Pilot
Flight: Ferry/Night - 9.0 hours. "San Diego to Corpus Christi"
1941-Nov-19
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Navigation - 5.0 hours
1941-Nov-21
Pilot
Flight: Night - 2.8 hours
1941-Dec-08
Pilot
Flight: Scouting - 10.3 hours. "San Diego to Alameda"
1941-Dec-08
Pilot
Flight: Night - 11.5 hours. "Patrol"
1941-Dec-11
Pilot
Flight: Scouting - 9.5 hours. "Patrol"
1942-Jan-14
Pilot
Flight: [Training (qualified pilots) or Familiarization] - 2.1 hours
1942-Feb-28
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.3 hours
1942-Apr-06
Pilot
Flight: Test - 1.0 hours
1942-Apr-07
Pilot
Flight: Test - 1.0 hours
1942-May-11
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.5 hours
1942-Sep-07
Pilot
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol"
1942-Sep-21
Pilot
Twice triggered air-raid alarms in San Francisco trying to return to NAS Alameda in fog.
1942-Sep-23
Pilot
Flight: San Deigo to Pearl Harbor (squadron relocation). Arrived with 30 minutes fuel left.
1942-Sep-26
Pilot
Flight: patrol out of Espirto Santo. Exchanged fire with four-engine patrol seaplane. Scored several hits and continued patrol, unscathed.
1942-Sep-29
Pilot
Flight: night glide-bombing attack on Nauru (Gilbert Islands) with five other PBYs.
1942-Oct-01
Pilot
Flight: supplies to coastwatcher. Made open-sea landing to pick up one an escort fighter pilot who ditched.
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