Name
W. T. Whitham
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Jul-02
USN
VP-14
Date
Rate
1942-Feb-07
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Citation
Date
Post
Action
1942-Feb-07
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off Kaneohe at 0630. Sighted two US Destroyers while searching and patrolling enoute to Palmyra. Landed around 1700.
1942-Feb-08
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off Palmyra at 0600. Experienced torrential rains while patrolling enroute, landing Canton around 1400.
1942-Feb-10
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off Canton at 0530. Patrolled in heavy rain, sighting USS Chicago. After much difficulty finding Suva Bay, landed around 1600.
1942-Feb-20
Radio Electrician
Departing for Noumea at 0700, ran onto reef while taxiing. Returned to shore to repair hole in the starboard side of Navigator"s compartment.
1942-Feb-22
Radio Electrican
Flight: extended. Arrived from Suva around 1200.
1942-Feb-26
Radio Electrician
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530. Landed Fila Harbor, Efrate Island to discharge mining gear.
1942-Feb-26
Radio Electrician
Flight: transportation. Ferried RAAF Pilot Officers WILLIAMS and PIPER from Fila Harbor, Efrate Island to Noumea (Bay?).
1942-Mar-09
Radio Electrician
Flight: patrol. Took off around 0515; seached 700 miles out from Noumea.
1942-Mar-14
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off 0630 for Havannah Harbor, Efrate Island. Investigated suitability for seaplane operations.
1942-Mar-14
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Returned to Noumea from Havannah Harbor.
1942-Mar-17
Radio Electrician
Flight: Patrol. Provided air coverage for HMAS Achilles and Westralia bound from Noumea to Vila, Efrate Island. Landed passengers Brig.Gen. ROSE and advance party of US Army at Vila.
1942-Mar-18
Radio Electrician
Flight: Patrol. Provided air coverage for HMAS Achilles and Westralia arriving from Noumea at Vila, Efrate Island.
1942-Mar-22
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off 0700 from Noumea, landed 1400 at Suva. Returning to Kaneohe, Hawaii.
1942-Mar-23
Radio Electrician
Flight: Patrol. Inspected Lambert Field on Nandi for possible use by carrier air group.
1942-Mar-23
Radio Electrician
Flight: Patrol. Returned to Suva from inspection of Lambert Field, Nandi.
1942-Mar-24
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off 0725 from Suva, landed 1725 at Canton Island. Returning to Kaneohe, Hawaii.
1942-Mar-25
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off between 0845 and 1015 from Canton, landed between 1615 and 1745 at Palmyra. Returning to Kaneohe, Hawaii.
1942-Mar-26
Radio Electrician
Flight: extended. Took off 0800 from Palmyra, landed 1610 at Kaneohe Bay.
Publication
Page
VP-14 War Diary: 1942-Feb-07
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