Name
Merlin R. Uebelacker
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Jan-01
USN
VP-11
Date
Rate
1942-Jan-01
Ensign
1942-Aug-02
Lt.(jg)
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1942-Apr-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0730, landed between 1800 and 2000.
1942-Apr-07
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0700, landed 2000.
1942-Apr-13
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Landed 1900.
1942-Apr-21
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed 1930.
1942-Apr-25
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0535, landed 1830.
1942-Apr-28
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Landed 1900.
1942-May-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530.
1942-May-07
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-10
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1900.
1942-May-28
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0550 for advance base, Johnston Island.
1942-Aug-02
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0545, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-04
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0730, landed 1630. Convoy coverage.
1942-Aug-05
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0730 for USS Curtiss at Espiritu Santo for engine maintenance.
1942-Aug-07
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0630, landed 1700. Patrolled sector between 333 and 002 degrees in connection with seizure of Tulagi and Guadalcanal.
1942-Aug-09
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0700, landed 1710.
1942-Aug-10
Pilot
Flight: patrol / extended. Took off 0630, landed 1700 at Espiritu Santo (USS Curtiss).
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-17
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 1130 for Tulagi.
1942-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned 1330 from Tulagi with 8 wounded Marines. Plane re-fueled immediately.
1942-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off after 1330 for Vila, Efrate with 8 wounded Marines.
1942-Aug-19
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned from Vila, Efrate at 1200.
1942-Aug-20
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0540, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-22
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0555, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-23
Co-pilot?
Flight: transportation. Took off 0730 for Saweni Beach to pick up mail, spare parts, and personnel. Landed 1410.
Publication
Page
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-02 (USS Curtiss detachment)
3
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-04 (Ile Nou detachment)
5
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-05 (Ile Nou detachment)
6
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-07 (USS McFarland detachment)
8
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-09 (USS McFarland detachment)
10
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-10 (USS McFarland detachment)
11
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-14 (USS Curtiss detachment)
15
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-16 (USS Curtiss detachment)
17
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-17 (USS Curtiss detachment)
18
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-18 (USS Curtiss detachment)
19
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-22 (USS Curtiss detachment)
23
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-01
2
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-07
5
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-13
7
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-21
10
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-25
12
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-28
13
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-01
16
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-07
18
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-10
19
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-28, 1942-May-29
26
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-30, 1942-May-31
27
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-23
82
VP-11 Action Report: 1943-Nov-04
051
VP/VPB-11 Association newsletter: 1999-Jul-05
1
Biography