Cox, Landon, CDR

Line Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Commander
Current/Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1982-1985, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics) - ASN(S&L)
Previously Held NEC
139X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot (In Training)
Service Years
1963 - 1985
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Tailhook
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Commander Commander

 Official Badges 

US Navy Retired 20


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Cold War Medal Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Excellence Award Weapons


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & FoundationTailhook AssociationAssociation of Naval AviationNaval Postgraduate School Alumni Association & Foundation
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
  1963, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation - Assoc. Page
  1969, Tailhook Association - Assoc. Page
  1970, Association of Naval Aviation - Assoc. Page
  1974, Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association & Foundation - Assoc. Page
  1980, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page


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  1965-1965, USS Intrepid (CVA-11)

Lieutenant Junior Grade

From Month/Year
July / 1965
To Month/Year
August / 1965

Unit
USS Intrepid (CVA-11) Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
WestPac
State/Country
South China Sea
  
 
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 USS Intrepid (CVA-11) Details

USS Intrepid (CVA-11)

USS INTREPID   (CV-11)

(later CVA-11 and CVS-11)


CLASS - ESSEX (Short Hull)
Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 872' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max)
Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft.
Armor, 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 3448.
Operational and Building Data
Built by Newport News. Laid down 1 Dec 1941, launched 26 Apr 1943, commissioned 16 August 1943. SCB 27C reconstruction at Newport News started 9 April 1952, completed and recommissioned 20 June 1954. Redesignated as an attack carrier (CVA 11) 1 October 1952 while in overhaul. SCB 125 angled deck modernization at New York Navy 9/1956 to 2 May 1957. Redesignated as an ASW carrier (CVS 11) 31 Mar 1962. FRAM II life extension 3/1965 to 10/1965. Operated as light attack carrier with CVS designation off Vietnam.

FATE: Decommissioned to reserve, 15 March 1974; was last CVS in service. Donated as a Museum and Memorial, and ownership transferred to Sea*Air*Space Museum, 27 April 1981. Stricken upon transfer of custody to Museum, 23 March 1982. Preserved at Sea*Air*Space Museum in New York City. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, ref. no. 86000082, and designated a National Historic Landmark, 14 January 1986.

"Intrepid" means "fearless, brave." CV-11 was named to commemorate the previous service of three US warships:

  1. A ketch captured to the Tripolitans.
  2. A steam torpedo ram.
  3. A steel-hulled bark.

NS098641210: "Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804." Oil on canvas, 60" by 42", by Edward Moran (1829–1901), signed and dated by the artist, 1897. It depicts USF Philadelphia, previously captured by the Tripolitans, ablaze after she was boarded and set afire by a party from the ketch USS Intrepid (in the foreground) led by LT Stephen Decatur. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Paul E. Sutro, 1940. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 10849, via Tommy Trampp.


USS Intrepid (CV-11)


USS Intrepid (CVA-11)

 



Type
Combat - Sea 		 

Parent Unit
Essex-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

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USS Intrepid (CVA-11)
Unger, Charles, (1960-1966) 00 00E Other Service Rank
Burkhart, Jack, CPO, (1945-1966) EM EM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
McHorney, Benjamin, CWO4, (1958-1988) MU MU-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Rice, John, CPO, (1963-2002) HN HN-8404 Chief Petty Officer
Basl, Dale, PO1, (1963-1967) ET ET-1519 Petty Officer First Class
Mitchell, Donald, PO1, (1953-1973) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Sandloop, Carl, PO1, (1958-1990) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Dagenhart, Ronnie, PO2, (1965-1976) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jones, Stanley, PO2, (1963-1967) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Vincent, Robert, PO1, (1961-1969) AO Petty Officer Second Class
Worrall, Richard, PO2, (1962-1966) ETN ETN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Baird, David, PO3, (1965-1969) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Buck, Clarence, SN, (1961-1967) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Cook, Nicki, PO3, (1962-1966) HM HM-8401 Petty Officer Third Class
Cooke, Stevan, CWO5 RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Ehley, Earl, PO3, (1961-1965) 00 8202 Petty Officer Third Class
Ehley, Earl, PO3, (1961-1965) AX AX-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Fenton, Charles, PO3, (1964-1967) PH Petty Officer Third Class
Gierich, Kenneth, PO3, (1961-1969) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Holladay, Terry, PO3, (1965-1969) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Joyce, Jim, PO3, (1965-1967) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kipp, Hendrick, PO3, (1964-1967) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kleinhardt, Thomas, PO2, (1965-1972) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Marra, Mike, PO3, (1964-1967) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Potter, Phil, PO3, (1964-1971) ABH ABH-7012 Petty Officer Third Class
Reeves, Garry, PO3, (1962-1966) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Ron, PO3, (1964-1968) AC AC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Ron, PO3, (1964-1968) AC AC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Tura, Peter, PO3, (1965-1968) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Coppess, Chuck, SN, (1959-1965) SN SN-9700 Seaman
Thomas, Joseph, SN, (1964-1968) 00 00E Seaman
Tice, Robert, SN, (1956-1959) Seaman
Cook, Nick, HN, (1962-1966) HM HM-8404 Hospitalman
Brown, Mac, FN, (1965-1969) Fireman
Mac Phee, Robert, FN, (1963-1967) FN FN-0000 Fireman
Guzman, Adolfo, AN, (1965-1967) AB AB-0000 Airman
Pauley, Richard, PO1, (1965-1997) Airman
Redman, Douglas, AN, (1963-1967) AN AN-0000 Airman
Silk, John, PO3, (1964-1967) Seaman Second Class
Barrett, Gene, SA, (1955-Present) AB AB-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Adams, Richard, AN, (1964-1969) AK AK-0000 Airman Apprentice
Seeber, Bruce, AA, (1965-1968) AO AO-0000 Airman Apprentice
Kaiser, Michael, AR, (1963-1967) AN AN-0000 Airman Recruit

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