Sample, William Dodge, RADM

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Final Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
Last Designator
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Designator Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1945-1945, Carrier Division 22 (COMCARDIV 22)
Service Years
1915 - 1945
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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1898
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Buffalo, NY

Casualty Date
Oct 02, 1945
 
Cause
Non Hostile- Died while Missing
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Japan
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
15 78-SH

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)United States Navy Memorial In the Line of DutyNew York
Arlington National Cemetery
  1945, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)
  2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2019, In the Line of Duty
  2022, Stories Behind The Stars, New York (Deceased Member (Honor Roll)) (New York) - Chap. Page
  2022, Arlington National Cemetery


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  1944-1944, USS Intrepid (CV-11)

Rear Admiral Upper Half

From Month/Year
April / 1944

To Month/Year
May / 1944

Unit
USS Intrepid (CV-11) Unit Page

Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half

NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
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State/Country
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 USS Intrepid (CV-11) Details

USS Intrepid (CV-11)

USS INTREPID   (CV-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.



Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Essex-class

Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
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39 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Intrepid (CV-11)

Sprague, Thomas Lamison, VADM, (1917-1952) OFF 132X Captain
Phillips, John Lloyd, LCDR, (1929-1944) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
DiMarzo, Donald D., LT, (1941-1944) OFF Lieutenant
Dudley, James, LT OFF 130X Lieutenant
Evans, Halbert Knapp, CDR, (1939-1952) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Harris, Cecil Elwyn, CAPT, (1941-1967) OFF Lieutenant
Navas, Fred, LT, (1941-1944) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Somerville, Ronald, LT OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Boyle, John Joseph, ENS, (1942-1944) OFF 131X Ensign
Roccaforte, Nicholas Joseph, ENS, (1937-1945) OFF 131X Ensign
Agee, Robert Hampton, PO1, (1943-1946) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Boone, Richard Allen, PO1, (1942-1945) AOM AOM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Phillips, Hugh, CPO, (1941-1962) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Davis, William Bernard, PO2, (1942-1945) CM CM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Repass, Harry, PO2, (1942-1945) ARM ARM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rybarczyk, Albert Peter, PO2, (1942-1944) ARM ARM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Sharninghouse, Ora Henry, PO2, (1942-1944) AOM AOM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kuhns, Robert Bachman, PO3, (1944-1944) TM TM-0000 Torpedoman 3rd Class
Gannuscio, William Frank, PO3, (1942-1950) AMM AMM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Wolf, George, PO2, (1942-1945) AMM AMM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hollinhead, Cecil Bryan, PO3, (1942-1945) ARM ARM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Abernathy., Robert Solon, S1c, (1943-1945) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Barnett, Ollie, SN, (1942-1965) GM GM-0000 Seaman First Class
Kurtz, Harold Robert, S1c, (1943-1945) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Pennington, Milton, S1c, (1943-1945) PrT PrT-0000 Seaman First Class
Thomas, Edgar, S1c, (1944-1946) AOM AOM-0000 Seaman First Class
Walker, Allen, PO3, (1944-1946) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Williams, Darrell Graynor, S1c, (1944-1946) BM Seaman Second Class
Gant, Maurice, S2c, (1942-1946) AO Hospital Apprentice Second Class
HYLAND, John, ADM, (1934-1971) Commander
ROGERS, William, LCDR, (1942-1946) Lieutenant Commander
Van Antwerp, Lloyd Wilbur, RADM, (1936-1958) Lieutenant Commander
PRESTON, Benjamin, CAPT, (1939-1969) Lieutenant
Witmer, Henry Herr, LT, (1941-1944) Lieutenant
WOLFE, Malcolm, CAPT, (1934-1965) Lieutenant
Toaspern, Edward, LTJG, (1942-1946) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Spinelli, Domenick Anthony, CDR, (1944-1968) Ensign
Smith, Jakie, S2c, (1943-1946) Seaman Second Class
Hummel, John Harold, F2c, (1943-1944) Fireman Second Class

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