USN Blimp Squadron 11

Air Ship Squadron 11 Blimpron-11 Blimp Hedron 11 ZP-11 Detachment 11 in WWII South Weymouth.

Airship K-11

K-11 landing at South Weymouth on 11 Feb 1944. K-11 was the 1st K-ship permanently assigned to ZP-11 on 17 Sep 1942. Also known as Blimp Squadron 11, Blimpron 11, or ZP-11, the squadron operated from Naval Air Station (NAS) South Weymouth, Massachusetts; Fisher's Island, New York; and Bar Harbor, Maine between June 2, 1942 and June 8, 1945. Lieutenant Commander Samuel M. Bailey, USN, was the first Commanding Officer of ZP-11. The photographs on this website were copied by Marc Frattasio at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, MD and kindly provided to preserve the history of ZP-11 and NAS South Weymouth.

June-August 1942 - Early Operations and Construction at NAS South Weymouth

Base commissioning ceremony K-3_At_Weeksville_May_6_1942 CDR_Mills_Reads_Orders_To_First_ZP-11_CO_June_2_1942 SoWey_Officers_ZP-11_Commissioning_June_2_1942 ZP-11_Officers_Dinner_June_2_1942 K-3_On_Mast_SoWey_June_2_1942 Sowey_June_20_1942 View_From_Water_Tower_Looking_North_June_27_1942 Three_K-Ships_On_Field_1942 ZP-11_Squadron_Members_June_2_1942 ZP-11_Squadron_Members_June_2_1942 Muster_1942 Muster 1942 Two_Moored_ZP-11_Blimps_August_1_1942 Hangar_1_Traveler K-6_Wrecked_By_Storm_July_6_1942 First_Steel_For_Hangar_1_July_9_1942 K-3_On_Mast_SoWey_June_2_1942 Storm_Damage_To_Hangar_1_Traveler_July_6_1942 Mooring_Mast_1942 Storm_Damage_To_Hangar_1_Traveler_July_6_1942 Portable_Pump_Hookup_For_Wetting_Down_Blimps_At_SoWey_August_20_1942 Portable_Pump_Hookup_For_Wetting_Down_Blimps_At_SoWey_August_20_1942 Hollow_Chisel_Mortiser_At_SoWey_August_21_1942 K-3_Fin_Damage_June_19_1942 K-6_Mooring_Shackle_Ripped_Out_And_Hanging_On_Mast_July_6_1942

ZP-11 Jun 1942

ZP-11 Jul 1942

ZP-11 Aug 1942

September-October 1942 - Aerial Views and Operations

Aerial View Looking North From Hangar Area September 24, 1942 Aerial View Looking North September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking Northeast September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking Northwest September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking South September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking Southeast September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking West From Hangar Area September 24 1942 Landing Area Blimp And Hangar 1 Looking North September 24 1942 Aerial View Looking East October 2 1942 Aerial_View_Looking_North_October_2_1942 Aerial_View_Looking_South_October_2_1942 K-Ships_On_Field_October_1942 Airships_Secured_During_Storm_September_27_1942 K-11_Being_Secured_During_Storm_September_27_1942 Blimp_Landing_October_2_1942 Barracks_A_September_1_1942 Barracks_B_September_1_1942 Blimp_Moored_Near_Hangar_2_Construction_Site_October_1942 K-11_Riding_Mast_During_Storm_September_27_1942 Moored_Blimp_October_2_1942 Hangar_1_Under_Construction_November_27_1942 Early_ZP-11_Insignia_October_2_1942 K-11_Being_Secured_During_Storm_September_27_1942

ZP-11 Sep 1942

November-December 1942 - Hangar One and Operations

Truck_Pulling_Mooring_Mast_December_1_1942 Ammunition_Dumps_November_30_1942 Ammunition_Magazine_December_11_1942 Hangar_1_November_30_1942 Hangar_1_November_30_1942 Hangar_1_November_30_1942 K-11_K-14_K-24_In_Hangar_1_December_6_1942 Three_Blimps_Docked_In_Hangar_1_December_6_1942 Three_Blimps_Docked_In_Hangar_1_December_6_1942 Moored_Blimp_November_3_1942

Helium Facilities

High_Pressure_Helium_Storage_Building_2_April_9_1943 Helium_Plant_August_24_1943 Helium_Storage_August_20_1943 Interior_Of_Helium_Plant_And_Power_House_November_16_1945 Hortensphere_June_13_1942 Helium_Storage_August_20_1943

Communications

Radio_Transmitter_Building_July_20_1943 Transmitter_Building_December_13_1944 Transmitter_Building_December_13_1944 Outside_Location_Of_Receiving_Antenna_On_Administration_Building_December_17_1944 Pigeon_Loft_May_30_1945 Equipment_In_Main_Radio_Room_In_Transmitter_Building_November_11_1944 Equipment_In_Main_Radio_Room_In_Transmitter_Building_November_11_1944 Radar_Transmitter_Tower_December_14_1944 ZP-11_Air_Control_Office_June_5_1944 SoWey_Carrier_Pigeon_May_30_1945 ZP-11_Air_Control_Office_May_23_1944 ZP-11_Air_Control_Office_May_23_1944 Radio_And_Radar_Tower_December_11_1944 Equipment_In_Control_Tower_On_Top_Of_Hangar_1_November_11_1944 Pigeon_Loft_May_30_1945 Field_Illumination_Lighting_February_10_1943 Position_Of_Two_Photographers_On_ZP-11_K-Ship_March_14_1944 Demonstration_Of_Bell_And_Howell_Camera_Rig_On_ZJ-1_Blimp_August_8_1944

Auxilliary Bases

ZP-11_K-Ship_At_Bar_Harbor_June_9_1943 ZP-11_K-Ship_At_Bar_Harbor_June_9_1943 CAPT_Kassard_CAPT_Vincent_Astor_Inspecting_ZP-11_Bar_Harbor_DET_July_16_1943 FAA_Corsairs_At_Bar_Harbor_With_ZP-11_K-12_In_Background_April_14_1944 Stick_Mast_At_Bar_Harbor_June_6_1943 ZP-11_Bar_Harbor_Detachment_May_14_1944 ZP-11_Expeditionary_Mast_Bar_Harbor_May_14_1944 Blimp_Base_On_Fishers_Island_June_17_1944

1943 - Around the Base at South Weymouth

Barracks_C_March_17_1943 Dinner_At_OClub_September_9_1943 Housing_Area_July_20_1943 Garage_Near_CPO_Quarters_June_25_1943 Garden_Display_In_Front_Of_Dispensary_July_6_1943 Motor_Equipment_For_Expeditionary_Force_And_Expeditionary_Force_March_5_1943 Motor_Equipment_For_Expeditionary_Force_March_5_1943 New_Rotary_Snow_Plow_March_4_1943 Photo_Lab_December_6_1943 Portable_Enclosure_For_Working_On_Engines_February_16_1943t Supply_Department_June_19_1943 Portable_Electric_Generator_And_Water_Supply_Trucks_December_28_1943 Dust_Storm_December_23_1943 First_Blimp_In_Hangar_2_October_31_1943 K-38_Emergency_Landing_August_20_1943 K-Ship_Kiting_March_23_1943 ZP-11_K-Ship_Over_SoWey_May_25_1943 BOQ_Dining_Room_October_12_1943 Stand_For_Working_On_Bow_Of_Airships_March_25_1943 Stand_For_Working_On_Bow_Of_Airships_March_25_1943 Truck-Mounted_Extension_Ladder_For_Working_On_Blimps_April_7_1943 Truck-Mounted_Extension_Ladder_For_Working_On_Blimps_April_7_1943 First_Blimp_In_Hangar_2_October_31_1943 K-69_Taking_Off_Septermber_9_1943t.webp

South Weymouth Characteristics - June 15, 1943

Recreation

BOQ_Bar_October_12_1943 BOQ_Lounge_October_12_1943 Bowling_Alley_Pilts_1942 Camel_Carivan_Show_August_10_1943 CAPT_Fisher_Presenting_Boxing_Smoker_Award_To_J_Williamson_November_16_1944 Coca_Cola_Broadcast_And_Charlie_Barrats_Orchestra_July_7_1943 Crews_Barracks_And_Recreation_Hall_September_24_1942 Memorial_Day_Wreath_Drop_May_30_1944 Memorial_Day_Wreath_Drop_May_29_1945 SoWey_Ball_Team_July_11_1945 Swey_Hornets_Baseball_Team_September_29_1944 Weymouth_Memorial_Day_Parade_May_30_1942

Aircraft at South Weymouth

BD-2_En_Route_To_VJ-4_At_Squantum_Stopped_At_SoWey_May_5_1942 BD-2_En_Route_To_VJ-4_At_Squantum_Stopped_At_SoWey_May_5_1942 Crashed_SNB_BUNO_39967_Flown_By_CAP_G_F_Rodrigues_February_8_1945 Crashed_SNB_BUNO_39967_Flown_By_CAP_G_F_Rodrigues_February_8_1945 Crashed_SNB_BUNO_39967_Flown_By_CAP_G_F_Rodrigues_February_8_1945 Cub_On_Skis_January_15_1945 F6F_BUNO_42805_Off_Landing_Mat_September_15_1944 F6F-5N_BUNO_70866_Bad_Landing_September_14_1944 G-Ship_April_4_1944 G-Ship_Landing_April_14_1944 Helicopter_April_11_1945 Helicopter_April_11_1945 Helicopter_April_11_1945 Hurricane_Storage_Hangar_1_September_14_1944 Hurricane_Storage_Hangar_1_September_14_1944 Hurricane_Storage_Hangar_2_September_14_1944 J2Fs_Stored_In_Hangar_2_April_27_1945 N3N_Pilots_At_SoWey_July_10_1942 N3Ns_At_SoWey_July_10_1942 PBY-5A_Taking_Off_May_12_1944 PV-1_BUNO_33280_From_VPB-128_Stalled_And_Crashed_September_14_1944 SoWey_GB-2_BUNO_33021_Wrecked_At_NAS_Quonset_Point_May_5_1944 SoWey_GB-2_BUNO_33021_Wrecked_At_NAS_Quonset_Point_May_5_1944 TBM_BUNO_05914_Crashed_September_15_1944 Naval_Aircraft_Parking_Station_Insignia_February_23_1944

1943 - Aerial Views of NAS South Weymouth

Aerial_SoWey_May_6_1943 Aerial_SoWey_May_6_1943 Aerial_SoWey_May_6_1943 Aerial_SoWey_May_10_1943 Aerial_SoWey_May_25_1943 Aerial_SoWey_July_20_1943 Aerial_SoWey_May_28_1943 Aerial_SoWey_July_20_1943 Aerial_SoWey_July_20_1943 Aerial_SoWey_July_21_1943 Aerial_SoWey_July_21_1943 Aerial_SoWey_August_1_1943 Aerial_SoWey_August_8_1943 Aerial_SoWey_August_8_1943 Aerial_SoWey_August_8_1943

ZP-11 Apr 1943

ZP-11 Oct 1943

ZP-11 Dec 1943

Fire Control

Fire_Department_August_5_1943 Display_Of_Fire_Fighting_Equipment_In_Front_Of_Hangar_2_December_20_1943 New_High_Pressure_Water_Gun_At_Hangar_1_August_18_1943 Fire_Fighting_Test_Hangar_2_February_25_1944 High_Pressure_Fire_Main_Test_At_Hangar_2_March_29_1944 High_Pressure_Fire_Main_Test_At_Hangar_2_April_18_1945 High_Pressure_Fire_Main_Test_At_Hangar_2_April_18_1945 Fire_Drill_August_8_1944 Fire_Drill_In_Hangar_1_September_26_1944 SoWey_Fire_Fighting_School_July_10_1945

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

ZP-11_K-Ship_On_Patrol Sonobuoy_Classroom_In_Hangar_2_March_25_1945 Sonobuoy_Classroom_In_Hangar_2_March_25_1945 Sonobuoy_Classroom_In_Hangar_2_March_25_1945 Smoke_Marker_Demonstration_May_14_1945 Smoke_Marker_Demonstration_May_14_1945 USS_Moale_DD-693_Taken_By_ZP-11_Blimp_May_14_1944 USS_Bunker_Hill_Launching_Fore_River_Shot_By_ZP-11_Blimp_December_11_1942 USS_Bunker_Hill_Launching_Fore_River_With_ZP-11_Blimp_Overhead_December_11_1942 ZP-11_Blimp_Rescue_Kit_Contents_At_Officers_Mess ZP-11_Blimp_Rescue_Kit_Bagt ZP-11_K-Ship_Escorting_Convoy_January_3_1944

1944-1945 - Hangars at NAS South Weymouth

Blimps_Docked_Inside_Hangar_1_January_7_1944 Blimp_Repairs_Inside_Hangar_1_January_7_1944 Blimp_Repairs_Inside_Hangar_1_January_7_1944 Hangar_1_September_12_1944 Hangar_1_September_12_1944 Hangar_2_September_12_1944 Door_Mechanism_At_Hangar_1_October_4_1944 Control_Tower_On_Top_Of_Hangar_1_December_14_1944 Control_Tower_On_Top_Of_Hangar_1_December_14_1944 Control_Tower_On_Top_Of_Hangar_1_December_14_1944 Compacting_Snow_In_Front_Of_Hangar_2_After_Heavy_Snowfall_February_16_1945 Damage_To_Hangar_2_After_Heavy_Snowfall_February_16_1945 Damage_To_Hangar_2_After_Heavy_Snowfall_February_16_1945 Aircraft_Storage_Hangar_2_April_17_1945 Aircraft_Storage_Hangar_2_April_17_1945 Aircraft_Storage_Hangar_2_April_17_1945_North_End Aircraft_Storage_Hangar_2_April_17_1945_South_End Hangar_2_Hurricane_Storage_June_27_1945

1944-1945 - Around the Base at South Weymouth

Administration_Building_September_12_1944 Aerography_Office_October_10_1945 Base_Library_May_19_1944 Blown_Mooring_Mast_Tire_May_5_1944 Brig_February_23_1944 Depth_Bomb_Accidentally_Dropped_From_K-9_March_15_1944 Dispensary_September_30_1944 Experimental_Blimp_Rescue_Sling_Test_July_27_1944 Flipped_Navy_Truck_June_22_1944 Gould_Island_October_1943 Krane_Kar_February_24_1944 Metal_And_Machine_Shop_Crew_September_9_1944 Plowing_After_Big_Storm_January_19_1944 Plowing_After_Big_Storm_January_19_1944 Securing_Emergency_Landing_Wheel_To_K-15_April_27_1944 Snow_Drifting_Inside_Hangar_2_January_18_1945 Snow_Fighting_February_16_1945 Snow_Fighting_January_18_1945 Snow_Plow_Clearing_Snow_Away_From_Hangar_Doors_March_20_1944 K-Ship_Just_Outside_Hangar_1_April_6_1944 Supply_Department_June_17_1944 Tow_Tractor_With_Blimps_In_Hangar_1_September_23_1945 K-61_Crating_December_26_1944 K-Ship_Takeoff_December_20_1944 ZP-11_Insignia_January_11_1945

1944-1945 - Aerial Views

Aerial_Hangar_1_July_18_1944 Aerial_Of_Radio_And_Radar_Tower_November_26_1945 Aerial_View_August_9_1945 NAS_South_Weymouth_May_31_1944 NAS_South_Weymouth_May_31_1944 Oblique_View_Looking_Southwest_October_20_1944

ZP-11 Jan 1944

ZP-11 Jul 1944

ZP-11 Oct 1944

ZP-11 Feb 1944

ZP-11 Aug 1944

ZP-11 Nov 1944

ZP-11 Jun 1944

ZP-11 Sep 1944

ZP-11 Dec 1944

Women Guards

Woman_Guard_Gets_Orders_From_LTCol_C_M_Knowles_Dec_31_1942 Women_Guards_With_USMC_Mascot_December_1942 Women_Guards Women_Guards Women_Guards Women_Guards Women_Guards

Guard Dogs

Guard_Dog_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_Kennels_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_Kennels_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_Kennels_April_29_1943 Guard_Dog_Kennels_April_29_1943 Marines_With_Guard_Dogs_April_29_1943 War_Dog_Exhibition_April_29_1944 War_Dog_Exhibition_April_29_1944

USMC and USCG at NAS South Weymouth

Marine_Barracks_September_25_1943 Marine_Change_Of_Command_December_4_1943 CAPT_James_L_Fisher_Reading_His_Orders_June_21_1943 CAPT_Fisher_Presenting_Legion_Of_Merit_To_BM2c_William_A_Garratt_October_16_1943 Maj_D_J_Tenny_May_25_1944 Marine_Barracks_August_15_1944 CAPT_Fisher_Presents_Citation_At_Inspection_To_YN2c_David_Kaplan_March_10_1945 Maj_Rockwell_Presenting_Purple_Hearts_To_Injured_Marines_February_3_1945 Maj_Rockwell_Presenting_Purple_Heart_To_PFC_John_Wright_March_26_1945 Maj_Rockwell_Presenting_Bronze_Star_To_PFC_M_F_Flaherty_And_Purple_Heart_To_PFC_A_J_Lepere_April CAPT_Fisher_Being_Piped_Off_Station_July_18_1945 Col_Allen_Shapely_And_Capt_Wolczak_Inspect_Marines_At_SoWey_September_12_1945 USCG_Guards_July_30_1945

1944-1945 - K-ships at South Weymouth

K-7_Kiting_May_8_1944 K-10_Coming_To_Mast_May_14_1944 K-10_In_Hangar_1_With_Envelope_Abrasion_May_2_1944 K-11_On_Takeoff_May_4_1944 K-12_On_Mast_May_4_1944 K-14_Taking_Off_June_8_1944 K-15_Landing_April_7_1944 K-15_Landing_April_27_1944 K-19_Landing_August_27_1944. K-42_Kiting_April_19_1944 K-69_February_11_1944 K-69_Landing_April_10_1944 K-82_Landing_With_Inspection_Party_March_17_1945 K-134_Drifting_While_Atempting_To_Land_June_8_1944 K-Ship_Over_South_Weymouth_July_18_1944 K-Ship_Over_South_Weymouth_July_18_1944 K-Ship_Taking_Off_July_18_1944 Landing_And_Docking_An_Airship_May_1_1944 ZP-11_K-Ship_Landing_May_2_1944

ZP-11 Jan 1945

ZP-11 Feb 1945

ZP-11 Mar 1945

ZP-11 Apr 1945

ZP-11 May 1945

K-3 Fin Damage - June 19, 1942

K-3 fin damage June 19, 1942

K-6 Wreck - July 6, 1942

K-6 mooring shackle ripped out and hanging on mast July 6, 1942 K-6 wrecked by storm July 6, 1942

K-11 Crash - July 31, 1943

K-11_Crash_July_31_1943 K-11_Crash_July_31_1943 K-11_Crash_July_31_1943 K-11_Crash_July_31_1943 K-11_Crash_August_2_1943_ K-11_Crash_August_2_1943_

K-69 Deflation - August 13, 1943

K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69 Deflation Incident August 13 1943 K-69_Being_Rebuilt_In_Hangar_2_August_27_1943 K-69_Being_Rebuilt_In_Hangar_2_August_27_1943 K-69_Fin_Damage_April_14_1944

K-14 Wreck - July 2, 1944

K-14_In_Water_July_3_1944 K-14_In_Water_July_3_1944 K-14_In_Water_July_3_1944 K-14_In_Water_July_6_1944 K-14_In_Water_July_6_1944 K-14_Recovering_Car_July_7_1944 K-14_Recovering_Car_July_7_1944 K-14_Car_July_7_1944

Intelligence Report on K-14 Wreck

K-9 Crash - July 7, 1944

K-9_Crash_July_7_1944 K-9_Crash_July_7_1944 K-9_Crash_July_7_1944 K-9_Crash_July_7_1944 K-9_Crash_July_7_1944 K-9_Crash_July_7_1944

K-61 Crash - December 14, 1944

K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944 K-61_Crash_December_14_1944

K-92 Crash-Landing and K-9 Wreck in Canada

Damage to K-92 After Crash Landing April 14,1945 Wreckage of K-9 on Canadian Airfield October_2, 1945 Wreckage of K-9 on Canadian Airfield October_2, 1945

K-9 Accident - September 30, 1944

Report on Loss of K-34 - November 5, 1944

Combat Air Crews

Training_Combat_Crew_November_26_1943 ZP-11_CAC_December_10_1943 ZP-11_CAC_February_15_1944 ZP-11_CAC_March_14_1944 ZP-11_CAC_July_21_1944 ZP-11_CAC-05_August_20_1944 ZP-11_CAC-109_December_6_1944 ZP-11_CAC-104_December_12_1944 ZP-11_CAC-110_March_1_1945

Personnel Photos

CAPT_Frederick_C_Sachse_And_Men_Around_Blimp_Engine_February_14_1943 RADM_Robert_A_Theobald_1st_Anniversary_Inspection_March_1_1943 ZP-11_Inspection_September_13_1943 LTA_Class_November_22_1943 Art_Editor_Of_Weymouth_Blimp_Departs_Station_Decmber_17_1943 Dispensary_Staff_November_2_1944 HEDRON_Engineering_Crew_August_30_1944 LTJG_Grant_B_Southward_June_10_1944 LTJG_Connolly_June_28_1943 PHm3c_Maella_M_Landry_In_Destist_Office_February_26_1944t LCDR_Bolam_Inspecting_Ships_Company_October_31_1944 Presentation_Of_GC_Medals_And_Aircrew_Wings_To_HEDRON_Personnel_June_24_1944 Presentation_Of_GC_Medals_And_Aircrew_Wings_To_HEDRON_Personnel_June_24_1944 LT_John_C_OMalley_May_25_1944 Photographic_Officer_And_Staff_February_24_1944 Presentation_Of_GC_Medals_And_Aircrew_Wings_To_HEDRON_Personnel_June_24_1944 Presentation_Of_Safety_Award_To_Civilian_Employees_October_13_1944 RADM_Richard_Lansing_MC_Visiting_July_4_1944 CAPT_Tyler_Of_NAS_Lakehurst_Inspecting_SoWey_Hedron_Personnel_September_10_1945 War_Bond_Pennant_Awarded_To_Disbursing_Office_March_25_1945 ZP-11_May_30_1945

Command

ADM_Rosendahl_And_Staff_Visit_SoWey_July_29_1943 CDR_Mills_Reads_Orders_To_First_ZP-11_CO_June_2_1942 ZP-11_Commissioning_CDR_Mills_Center_June_2_1942 CAPT_Frederick_C_Sachse_Leaving_SoWey_May_11_1943 LCDR_Oscar_E_Loeser_March_10_1943 VADM_Adolphus_Andrews_With_CAPT_Fisher_As_Host_Dones_At_SoWey_OCLub_September_2_1943 VADM_Leary_And_Staff_Inspection_Tour_December_8_1943 ADM_Rosendahl_And_Staff_Visit_SoWey_May_8_1944 CAPT_Tyler_Of_NAS_Lakehurst_Presenting_Letter_Of_Commendation_To_LT_McGrath_Of_SoWey_September_10 CAPT_Tyler_Visiting_Base_CAPT_James_L_Fisher_At_Right_June_5_1944 CDR_Herbert_S_Horn_And_LCDR_Robert_J_Antrim_In_Horns_Office_May_25_1944 CDR_Herbert_S_Horn_CAPT_James_L_Fisher_LCDR_Robert_J_Antrim_In_Fishers_Office_May_25_1944 LT_Patrick_Doyle_CO_Of_Hedron CDR_Matthew_Furman_MC_Welcomes_Dr_Bernice_Rosenthal_To_SoWey_May_15_1944 Change_Of_Command_Ceremony_LCDR_Bolan_Relieved_By_LCDR_Pear_October_31_1944 Change_Of_Command_LCDR_Bolan_Reads_Remarks_October_31_1944 Change_Of_Command_LCDR_Pear_Reads_His_Orders_October_31_1944 Communications_Officer_LCDR_Walter_Pilsbury_May_11_1944 HEDRON_OINC_LCDR_Robert_J_Antrim_May_9_1944 LCDR_Pear_Presenting_200_Dollar_Suggestion_Award_To_Patrick_Barry_Leading_Power_Plant_Engineer_Oc Intelligence_Officer_LCDR_J_S_Lane_And_Staff_May_1_1944 LCDR_Donald_J_OMeara_May_9_1944 LCDR_Herbert_E_Horn_February_23_1944 CDR_Joseph_Burns_May_11_1944 LT_OMeira_And_LCDR_Marion_H_Eapps_CO_Of_ZUTRON_April_26_1944 SeeBee_Vice_Admiral_Marreell_Visits_SoWey_CAPT_Fisher_At_Left_October_17_1944 LCDR_Bruno_Varnagaris_January_1_1945 LCDR_Pear_Greeting_CAPT_Tyler_On_Inspection_Visit_March_17_1945 LCDR_Pear_Greeting_CDR_Mills_On_Inspection_Visit_March_17_1945 John_L_Sullivan_Arriving_June_5_1945 LCDR_John_F_Pear_Relieves_CAPT_James_L_Fisher_July_17_1945 NAF_XO_LCDR_R_T_Connor_September_9_1945

Read the ZP-11 Squadron Diary (this is a large 8 MB pdf file).

Unless otherwise mentioned, the photographs on this page were provided by Marc Frattasio.

Links

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