Name
Hubert K. Reese Jr.
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Mar-05
USN
VP-11
Date
Rate
1942-May-03
Ensign
1942-Jul-17
Lt.(jg)
1942-Nov-01
Lieutenant
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1942-May-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530, landed 1800.
1942-May-06
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1900.
1942-May-15
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0600 for advance base, Johnston Island.
1942-May-22
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned from advance base, Johnston Island at 1615.
1942-May-29
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0615 for Midway Island. Arrived 1400, local time.
1942-May-30
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0700 for advance base, Johnston Island. Landed 1700.
1942-Jul-17
Pilot
Flight: Patrol.
1942-Jul-19
Pilot
Flight: Patrol.
1942-Jul-25
Pilot
Flight: Special. Took off 0750, landed 1710.
1942-Jul-27
Pilot
Flight: Patrol. Took off 0705, landed between 1100 and 1205.
1942-Jul-29
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0700, landed 1130.
1942-Jul-30
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0700 and 0715. Returned to base at 0750 due to bad weather.
1942-Aug-01
Pilot
Flight: Extended. Took off 1015 for Noumea, New Caledonia. Landed 1720.
1942-Aug-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1700.
1942-Aug-04
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0730, landed 1445. Anti-submarine patrol around Noumea.
1942-Aug-06
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 1310, landed between 0600 and 0630. Patrolled sector between 308 and 332 degrees.
1942-Aug-08
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1830. Patrolled sector between 325 and 002 degrees.
1942-Aug-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1715.
1942-Aug-14
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0550, landed 1700.
1942-Aug-16
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0545, landed 1700.
1942-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 1100 for Noumea, New Caledonia.
1942-Aug-19
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned 1645 from Noumea, New Caledonia.
1942-Aug-20
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0540, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-21
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0555, landed 1745. Sighted and pursued Japanese 4-engine bomber, firing a few bursts from about 500 yards with no visible results.
1942-Aug-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0545 for northwestern sector, landed 1700.
1942-Nov-01
Pilot
Flight: rescue. Flew to Rendova Island via Guadalcanal (picked up P-38 escort) to retrieve Navy pilot from USS Enterprise and Marine pilot from Guadalcanal.
Publication
Page
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-01 (USS Curtiss detachment)
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-03 (Ile Nou detachment)
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-04 (Ile Nou detachment)
5
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-06 (USS McFarland detachment)
7
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-08 (USS McFarland detachment)
9
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-12 (USS Curtiss detachment)
13
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-14 (USS Curtiss detachment)
15
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-16 (USS Curtiss detachment)
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-18 (USS Curtiss detachment)
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-19 (USS Curtiss detachment)
20
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-20 (USS Curtiss detachment)
21
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-21 (USS Curtiss detachment)
22
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24 (USS Curtiss detachment)
25
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-03
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-06
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-12
20
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-15, 1942-May-16
21
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-17, 1942-May-18, 1942-May-19
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-20, 1942-May-21, 1942-May-22
23
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-29
26
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-30, 1942-May-31
27
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-17
44
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-19
46
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-25
52
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-27
54
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-29
56
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-30
57
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-01
60
VP/VPB-11 Association Photo: William A. Barker Collection
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Biography