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Carson, James Thompson, CAPT.
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Contact Info
Home Town Havertown, PA
Last Address San Diego, CA
Date of Passing Apr 22, 2013
Location of Interment El Camino Memorial Park - San Diego, California
In its 53-year history, the Legendary Black Knights of HS-4 have amassed numerous awards and accolades.
HS-4 is a seven-time winner of the Battle Efficiency Award, seven-time winner of the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award, five-time winner of the CAPT Arnold J. Isbell Award for ASW Excellence, and five-time winner of the Sikorsky Excellence in Maintenance Award.
Additionally, the squadron has been awarded the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy and the Silver Anchor for excellence in personnel programs.
With its current compliment of six helicopters, 24 officers and 211 enlisted personnel; the Black Knights are the most decorated Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron in history.
n 2004, HS-4 and CVW-14 were reassigned to the John C. Stennis (CVN-74). On board the Stennis, HS-4 completed a cruise to the Western Pacific, which took the squadron from San Diego, to Alaska, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,Japan, Malaysia and Australia. In 2006 HS-4 and CVW-14 transferred to the Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) for her maiden deployment. On this deployment HS-4 detached its HH-60Hs into Basra, Iraq to support coalition troops in the region.
