Crosby, Frederick Peter, LCDR

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1965-1965, 131X, USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)
Service Years
1954 - 1965
Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander

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Home State
New York
New York
 Year of Birth
1933
 
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Casualty Info
Last Address
Orlando,FL
Casualty Date
Jun 01, 1965		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
01E 129 / Court 5 (Cenotaph)

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialAmerican Battle Monuments CommissionUnited States Navy Memorial The National Gold Star Family Registry
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2016, American Battle Monuments Commission
  2016, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2016, The National Gold Star Family Registry


  1965-1965, 131X, VFP-63

Lieutenant Commander

From Month/Year
- / 1965
To Month/Year
- / 1965

Unit
VFP-63 Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant Commander
NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
 Patch
 VFP-63 Details

VFP-63
From 1961
LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC SQUADRON SIXTY THREE 
Light Photographic Squadron Sixty-Three supplied a detachment for every attack carrier in the Pacific 
 
The squadron was originally formed during the Korean Conflict as VJ-61. Since that time its designation has undergone several changes including VC-61, VFPO 61, VCP-63 and finally VFP-63. Its array of aircraft go back to the ;F4U-5P "Corsair" and through the AJ-2P "Savage", F2H-2P "Banshee", F9F-2P and -5P "Panther," F9F-6P and -SP "Cougar," A3D-2P "Skywarrior"
and on up to the present 1000 + MPH F8U-1P.  


Through its detachments the parent squadron at NAS Miramar has reached far flung places throughout the world;

Type
Aviation Fixed Wing 		 

Parent Unit
Fixed Wing
Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 1, 2021
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
Crosby_CVA31_VFP63_DET_E_1964
1964 Cruise Book
17 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
VFP-63
McWhorter, Henry Sterling, LT, (1959-1965) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Goodwin, Charles Bernard, LCDR, (1961-1965) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Rudolph, Robert David, LTJG, (1962-1965) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Stevens, Stan, LT, (1960-1969) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Walster, Thomas Gavin, LTJG, (1964-1966) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Cloud, James, PO1, (1959-1979) PR PR-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Obed, Daniel, PO2, (1965-1969) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Reyer, Robert, PO2, (1962-1966) ADJ ADJ-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Becker, Richard, PO3, (1962-1967) ADJ ADJ-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Nagel, Joseph, CPO, (1960-1984) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
O'Neill, James, PO3, (1961-1965) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Potter, Wade, PO1, (1962-1992) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Spencer, Gil, PO3, (1963-1967) AZ AZ-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hauschild, Paul, PO1, (1962-1981) PH PH-0000 Airman
Jones, Raymond, PO2, (1962-1977) Petty Officer Second Class
Shreve, David, PO3, (1962-1967) PR Petty Officer Third Class
REYER, ROBERT, PO2, (1962-1966) Petty Officer Second Class

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