Name
George F. Poulos
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
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USN
VP-11
Date
Rate
1942-Apr-01
Ensign
1942-Jul-12
Lt.(jg)
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1940-Sep-30
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Flight. First
1941-Dec-08
Pilot
Flight: patrol out of Pearl Harbor looking for unidentified ship. Unsuccessful. Landing made difficult due to beached USS Nevada.
1941-Dec-25
Pilot
Flight: patrol from USS MacFarland (Hilo Bay, Hawaii) looking for suspected Japanese landings. Diverted to search for two VP-51 PBY-5s lost in transit from San Diego. Found. Returned to Pearl Harbor and ran out of gas while taxiing to ramp. Flight. Relocated from Saweni Bay, Fiji, via Espiritu Santo, to Graciosa Bay, Ndeni Island.
1942-Jan-18
Pilot
Flight - 13.2 hours. "Patrol. N/L"
1942-Apr-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0730, landed between 1800 and 2000.
1942-Apr-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0730, landed between 1830 and 2030.
1942-Apr-06
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0700, landed 1930. (This is probably not 11-P-6.)
1942-Apr-09
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0630, landed 2000.
1942-Apr-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed between 1845 and 1930.
1942-Apr-14
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1900.
1942-Apr-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0605, landed 1930.
1942-Apr-27
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-Apr-30
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530, landed 1930.
1942-May-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530.
1942-May-13
Pilot
Flight: Patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1915.
1942-May-16
Pilot
Flight: Patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1900.
1942-May-22
Pilot
Flight: extended. Departed for temporary duty with VP-91 at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.
1942-Jul-12
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Palmyra.
1942-Jul-13
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Canton Island.
1942-Jul-14
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Suva, Fiji.
1942-Jul-16
Pilot
Flight: patrol.
1942-Jul-18
Pilot
Flight: patrol.
1942-Jul-22
Pilot
Flight: patrol.
1942-Jul-25
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0750, landed 1140.
1942-Jul-27
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0705, landed between 1100 and 1205.
1942-Jul-30
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0700 and 0715. Returned to base at 0805 due to bad weather.
1942-Jul-31
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0700 and 0730, landed 1100.
1942-Aug-04
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1800.
1942-Aug-08
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0620, landed 1615.
1942-Aug-10
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0630, landed 1630.
1942-Aug-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-14
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0605, landed 1722.
1942-Aug-16
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0605, landed 1800.
1942-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0610, landed 1800.
1942-Aug-20
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1320 due to bad weather.
1942-Aug-22
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0610, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0610, landed 1810.
1942-Aug-27
Pilot
Flight: patrol - 18.4 hours. Flew alongside Japanese fleet to identify and count ships, which opened fire. Re-acquired fleet after dark, heading for Truk Island.
1942-Oct-22
Pilot
Flight: Bombing (night). Made torpedo attack on Japanese fleet in Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville; re-fueled at Tulagi and returned to Espiritu Santo via Rennell Island.
1942-Oct-26
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Spotted Japanese fleet in Battle of Santa Cruz. Eluded attacking Zeros.
1942-Nov-01
Pilot
Flight. Rendezvoused with submarine USS Argonaut, made two test landinds and take-offs at Sandwich Lagoon.
1942-Nov-02
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Departed Espritu Santo for Sandwich Lagoon. Fueled by USS Argonaut and slept aboard submarine.
1942-Nov-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Departed and returned to Sandwich Lagoon.
1942-Nov-15
Pilot
Flight: Ferry. Delivered Australian coastwatcher Andy Andresen and eight marines to Rennell Island.
1943-Jan-14
Pilot
Flight: Ferry? Cross-wind nearly flipped landing plane.
Publication
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-01
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-03
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-06
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-09
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-12
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-14
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-24
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-27
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-30
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-03
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-13
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-16
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-22
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-23, 1942-May-24, 1942-May-25
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-26
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-27, 1942-May-28, 1942-May-29
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-30, 1942-May-31
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-12
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-13
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-14
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-16
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-18
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-22
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-25
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-27
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-30
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-31
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-04
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-08
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-10
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-12
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-14
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-16
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-18
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-20
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-22
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24
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