Plane s/n
34036
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
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Consolidated Aircraft Corp.
San Diego, California
United States
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1943-Nov-06
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United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
34036
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Unit
Base
Site
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Unit s/n
1943-Nov-06
1943-Nov-22
VP-81
________________________
San Diego, California
United States
81-P-36
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To
Action/Location
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1943-Nov-06
1943-Nov-06
Flight: test - 3.6 hours. "Made 1st Class. New plane"
San Diego, California
United States
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
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San Diego, California
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-07
1943-Nov-07
Flight: navigation - 6.6 hours
San Diego, California
United States
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
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San Diego, California
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-09
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Flight: navigation / night - 14.0 hours. "Circled S.D. for 3 hours"
San Diego, California
United States
Pix
Src
Tuesday
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San Diego, California
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-18
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Flight: extended / night - 19.4 hours. "Was called back to S.D."
San Diego, California
United States
Pix
Src
Thursday
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San Diego, California
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-21
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Flight: extended / night - 20.7 hours. "San Diego to Hawaii"
San Diego, California
United States
Pix
Src
Sunday
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Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1943-Nov-22
1943-Dec-06
VP-81
________________________
Hawaii
US Territory
81-P-36
Pix
Src
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-25
1943-Nov-25
Flight: gunnery - 3.8 hours. "Thanksgiving in Hawaii"
Hawaii
US Territory
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
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Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-26
1943-Nov-26
Flight: gunnery - 3.9 hours
Hawaii
US Territory
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
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Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-29
1943-Nov-29
Flight: gunnery - 2.0 hours
Hawaii
US Territory
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Nov-29
1943-Nov-29
Flight: training / night - 2.4 hours
Hawaii
US Territory
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-01
1943-Dec-01
Flight: extended - 8.6 hours. "Kaneoa Bay to Palmyra Island"
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
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Palmyra Island
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-02
1943-Dec-02
Flight: extended - 6.5 hours. "Palmyra to Canton Island. Crossed equator."
Palmyra Island
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Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
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Canton Island
UK/US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-03
1943-Dec-04
Flight: extended - 9.6 hours. "Canton to Nandi in Fiji Islands. Crossed International Date Line"
Canton Island
UK/US Territory
Pix
Src
Friday
Saturday
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Nandi
Fiji Islands
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-05
1943-Dec-05
Flight: extended - 5.0 hours. "Nandi to Espiritu Santo Island"
Nandi
Fiji Islands
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
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Espirito Santo Island
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Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-06
1943-Dec-06
Flight: extended - 5.7 hours. "Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. What a lovely mud hole"
Espirito Santo Island
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Pix
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Monday
Monday
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Guadalcanal
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Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1943-Dec-06
1944-Feb-02
VP-81
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Guadalcanal
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81-P-36
Pix
Src
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To
Action/Location
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Country
1943-Dec-13
1943-Dec-13
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Guadalcanal to Munda (for patrol)"
Guadalcanal
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Pix
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Monday
Monday
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Munda
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Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-13
1943-Dec-13
Flight: Patrol/Night - 11.4 hours. "Bougainville Isle + Rabuul"
Munda
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Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-17
1943-Dec-17
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda"
Guadalcanal
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Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
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Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-17
1943-Dec-17
Flight: Patrol/Night - 10.4 hours. "Same patrol as Dec 13th"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-20
1943-Dec-20
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "To Tulagi with mail; 75lbs"
Guadalcanal
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Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-20
1943-Dec-20
Flight: transportation - 0.7 hours. "Return to Guadal with mail; 750lbs"
Tulagi
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Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-20
1943-Dec-20
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Back to Tulagi with 760lbs"
Guadalcanal
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Src
Monday
Monday
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Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-20
1943-Dec-20
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Back again with 85lbs"
Tulagi
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Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
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Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-21
1943-Dec-21
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - standby"
Guadalcanal
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Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
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Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-22
1943-Dec-22
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Return"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
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Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-23
1943-Dec-23
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - 418 ran up on reef at Tulagi"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-23
1943-Dec-23
Flight: Bombing / observation / night - 8.8 hours. "Bombed Buka Island. Watched cruisers shell Buka"
Munda
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Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
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Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-26
1943-Dec-26
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours. "Munda - standby"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagal
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-27
1943-Dec-27
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours. "Return"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-28
1943-Dec-28
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - Kellogg with us"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Henry J. Kellogg
_________________________
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-28
1943-Dec-28
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 10.2 hours. "Bombed New Ireland"
Munda
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Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-29
1943-Dec-29
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours. "Return from Munda"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-30
1943-Dec-30
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Mail run over. 2500 lbs mail"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-30
1943-Dec-30
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Back 300 lbs"
Tulagi
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-30
1943-Dec-30
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Over 2800 lbs"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Dec-30
1943-Dec-30
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Back 150 lbs"
Tulagi
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-03
1944-Jan-03
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-03
1944-Jan-04
Flight: Patrol/Night - 10.1 hours. "Patrol around Bougainsville"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Tuesday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-08
1944-Jan-08
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-08
1944-Jan-08
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 5.6 hours. "Bombed Choiseul Bay - Choiseul Isle"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-09
1944-Jan-09
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours. "Return from Munda"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-10
1944-Jan-10
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Didn"t land - too rough"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-11
1944-Jan-11
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Tulagi"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-11
1944-Jan-11
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Return"
Tulagi
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-11
1944-Jan-11
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Too rough"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-12
1944-Jan-12
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours. "Munda"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-12
1944-Jan-12
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 9.1 hours. "Same as Jan 8 (nite). Jap planes almost caught us"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-13
1944-Jan-13
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours. "Return"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-16
1944-Jan-16
Flight: test - 0.4 hours. "Test air speed indicators"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-16
1944-Jan-16
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-16
1944-Jan-16
Flight: Patrol (night) - 10.1 hours. "None"
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-20
1944-Jan-20
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-20
1944-Jan-20
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.0 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
Bombed Choiseul Bay, got one barge
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-21
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
Return (to base?)
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-22
____-___-__
Flight: transportation - 0.7 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
Too rough to land. "Saw grounded Jap destroyer"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Henry J. Kellogg
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-23
1944-Jan-23
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-23
1944-Jan-23
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Tactical (night) - 8.0 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
Sunday
Bombed Choiseul Bay. Worked w/destroyer.
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-24
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
Return (to base?)
Guadalcanal
____________________________
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-26
1944-Jan-26
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
"The last mail run"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-26
1944-Jan-26
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
Return (from Tulagi?)
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-28
1944-Jan-28
Flight: extended - 2.1 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-28
1944-Jan-28
Flight: Bombing / tactical (night) - 8.5 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
Bombed and strafed Choiseul
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jan-29
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
Return (to base?)
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-02
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
___________
"Moved to Munda"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert E. Gregan
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1944-Feb-02
1944-May-07
VP-81
________________________
Munda
____________________
81-P-36
Pix
Src
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-03
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-04
1944-Feb-04
Flight: Bombing / tactical - 3.5 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
Bombed and strafed Sarime plantation
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-04
1944-Feb-04
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
"Went to "canal to get rest of crews that were flooded out"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-05
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-07
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.4 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
Bombed and strafed Sarime, Choiseul Bay
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-10
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Went to "canal to get parts for 43"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Gordon C. Riddick
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-11
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"VP-12 in "canal"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Gordon C. Riddick
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-12
____-___-__
Flight: Tactical (night) - 2.4 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
"Operated with PTs off Rendova"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-13
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol (night) - 8.7 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
___________
"Very quiet nite"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-16
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 4.7 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
___________
"Japs shot out port engine [on] northeastern coast of ì Bougainville."
Stirling Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Feb-21
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.1 hours
Stirling Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-03
____-___-__
Flight: test - 1.9 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"Test was OK. Tried our twin fifties."
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-04
1944-Mar-04
Flight: Bombing - 2.9 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Bombed Choiseul Bay with 6 other planes; good hits on barge; 2 ì holes in wing.
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-04
1944-Mar-04
Flight: Bombing - 2.5 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Bombed Choiseul Bay with 6 other planes; good hits on barge; 2 ì holes in wing.
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-04
1944-Mar-04
Flight: Patrol/Special - 0.5 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Went out and found 6 men"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Chester N. Vogt
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-04
1944-Mar-04
Flight: Tactical (night) - 1.8 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Worked with PTs off Rendova"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-06
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Tactical (night) - 9.6 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
"Very quiet nite"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-09
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol (night) - 2.2 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Radar went out. New pilots"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert L. Fleming
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-13
____-___-__
Flight: Tactical - 4.3 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
"Worked with 4 PTs and 1 DD" (destroyer)
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Stone
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-14
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 10.5 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
___________
"Bombed & strafed Buka"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert L. Fleming
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-18
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 12.3 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
"Bombed Ballale Field in Shortland Islands. Japs fired on us."
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert L. Fleming
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-21
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol (night) - 12.7 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
___________
"Same convoy as of 18th"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert L. Fleming
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-22
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.8 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
___________
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert L. Fleming
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-25
1944-Mar-25
Flight: transportation - 2.0 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Took 106 pilots & crew to Koli Field"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Rantges
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-25
1944-Mar-25
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Coney Field to Henderson Field"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Rantges
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-25
1944-Mar-25
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Henderson Field to Munda"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Rantges
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-26
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 13.7 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
___________
"Convoy off of Kavieng, New Ireland"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-27
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.8 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Mar-31
1944-Mar-31
Condition: damaged
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
Hole in starboard engine mount
Munda
____________________________
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-06
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 3.1 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"St"bd fuel pump went out at Green Island"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-07
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 6.8 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"Bombed & strafed gun installations on Bougainville"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-11
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 11.1 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
___________
"Crew on leave in N.Z. Bombed Buka"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Henry J. Kellogg
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-15
1944-Apr-15
Flight: special - 2.6 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Landed below Choiseul Bay to pick up 2 SBD men. Didn"t get"
Stirling Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-15
1944-Apr-15
Flight: special (night) - 4.9 hours
Stirling Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"From Stirling Isle went out and lite up 2 SBD men. PT picked ì them up"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-18
1944-Apr-18
Flight: extended - 3.1 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-18
1944-Apr-18
Flight: Patrol (night) - 11.6 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
"Convoy off New Ireland"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-19
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.8 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
___________
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-24
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 0.4 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
"Returned on one engine. St"bd #8 intake valve"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Floyd Favreau
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Apr-29
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 10.4 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
"Returned on one engine. Port #5 cylinder. Bombed Poporang ì Shortlands"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-03
1944-May-03
Flight: test - 3.8 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
"New engines work O.K."
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Stone
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-05
1944-May-05
Flight: transportation - 1.9 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
"Took supplies to new base"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Buscher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-05
1944-May-05
Flight: transportation - 1.8 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Buscher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-07
____-___-__
Flight: transportation - 1.7 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
___________
"Moved to Bougainville"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1944-May-07
1944-Jul-09
VP-81
________________________
Bougainville
____________________
81-P-36
Pix
Src
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-08
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.7 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
___________
"Worked in St.Georges Channel off Duke of York Island & Rabuul"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-10
1944-May-10
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Eugene P. Rankin
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-10
1944-May-10
Flight: extended - 1.2 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Eugene P. Rankin
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-11
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.4 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Bombed islands off of Buku"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert C. Hussey
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-18
1944-May-18
Flight: test - 2.2 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
"Tested new port engine"
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert E. Gregan
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-18
1944-May-18
Flight: test - 3.0 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Robert E. Gregan
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-19
____-___-__
Flight: test - 1.6 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"Still checking port engine"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Wyke
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-20
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 11.8 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
"Man lost off PT. Found wing tip. Bombed river mouth on Buka"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-23
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 11.3 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
___________
"Bombed Cape Sass, New Ireland"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Fisher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-24
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.3 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
___________
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Fisher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-27
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 11.1 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
___________
"Bombed Teop Island, Bougainville"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Breedlove
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-30
1944-May-30
Flight: extended - 1.4 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
"To Green to put it on the compass rows"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Hofheimer
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-May-30
1944-May-30
Flight: extended - 1.3 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Hofheimer
Pilot
United States
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-01
1944-Jun-01
Flight: extended - 0.8 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
"Landed on Stirling [Island] to pick up PT officer"
Stirling Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMM1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-01
1944-Jun-01
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 8.8 hours
Stirling Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
"Bombed around Kieta airdrome on Bougainville"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-02
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 0.9 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"Dropped PT officer of at Stirling [Island]"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Roy H. Tabeling
Pilot
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-08
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.7 hours
_________________________
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Dropped on New Ireland"
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-12
1944-Jun-12
Flight: extended - 3.6 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Eugene P. Rankin
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-12
1944-Jun-12
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Munda
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Eugene P. Rankin
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-12
1944-Jun-12
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours
Munda
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Eugene P. Rankin
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-27
1944-Jun-27
Flight: extended - 3.8 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
"Took PATSU men to Guadalcanal"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Dougan
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-27
1944-Jun-27
Flight: extended - 3.1 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Dougan
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-29
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 1.2 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Took new Captain to Green"
Green Island
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Conroy
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jun-30
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 2.8 hours
Green Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
___________
"Assisted in rescue of 2 pilots"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Conroy
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-09
____-___-__
Flight: extended - 3.6 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Sunday
___________
To Carney Field
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1944-Jul-09
____-___-__
VP-81
________________________
Guadalcanal
____________________
81-P-36
Pix
Src
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-10
1944-Jul-10
Flight: extended - 2.9 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
"Back to Bougainville to get PATSU"
Bougainville
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-10
1944-Jul-10
Flight: extended - 3.6 hours
Bougainville
____________________________
Pix
Src
Monday
Monday
"Return to Carney Field"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-13
____-___-__
Flight: Patrol - 5.7 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
___________
"Looked for downed DC-3. Found it"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Grant
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-15
1944-Jul-15
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Went swimming off plane at Tulagi"
Tulagi
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Floyd Favreau
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-15
1944-Jul-15
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours
Tulagi
____________________________
Pix
Src
Saturday
Saturday
"Return to Carney [Field]"
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lt.(jg)
Floyd Favreau
Pilot
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
Plane captain
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-18
1944-Jul-18
Flight: extended - 5.8 hours. Time out: 0823. Time in: 1414.
Guadalcanal
____________________________
Pix
Src
Tuesday
Tuesday
"Started home. Carney Field to Lugan Field."
Lugan Field
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Baucom
3rd pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
Cheesman
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Coyle
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Dodd
Navigator
United States
USMCR
Lt.CG
Fink
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Hollinger
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
___________
Little
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Raasch
_________________________
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
Plane captain
United States
USMCR
Captain
Wanger
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Wilson
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-19
1944-Jul-19
Flight: extended - 8.3 hours. Time out: 0808. Time in: 1623.
Lugan Field
____________________________
Pix
Src
Wednesday
Wednesday
________________________________
Funafuti
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Baucom
3rd pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
Cheesman
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Coyle
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Dodd
Navigator
United States
USMCR
Lt.CG
Fink
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Hollinger
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
___________
Little
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Raasch
_________________________
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
Plane captain
United States
USMCR
Captain
Wanger
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Wilson
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-20
1944-Jul-19
Flight: extended - 6.6 hours. Time out: 0838. Time in: 1512.
Funafuti
____________________________
Pix
Src
Thursday
Wednesday
Crossed International Date Line
Canton Island
UK/US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Baucom
3rd pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
Cheesman
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Coyle
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Dodd
Navigator
United States
USMCR
Lt.CG
Fink
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Hollinger
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
___________
Little
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Raasch
_________________________
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
Plane captain
United States
USMCR
Captain
Wanger
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Wilson
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-20
1944-Jul-20
Flight: extended - 8.0 hours. Time out: 0828. Time in: 1628.
Canton Island
UK/US Territory
Pix
Src
Thursday
Thursday
Crossed Equator
Palmyra Island
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Baucom
3rd pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
Cheesman
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Coyle
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Dodd
Navigator
United States
USMCR
Lt.CG
Fink
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Hollinger
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
___________
Little
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Raasch
_________________________
United States
USN
AMMF1c
Robert J. Spanagel
Plane captain
United States
USMCR
Captain
Wanger
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Wilson
_________________________
United States
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1944-Jul-21
1944-Jul-21
Flight: extended - 8.5 hours. Time out: 0734. Time in: 1606.
Palmyra Island
____________________________
Pix
Src
Friday
Friday
"Goodbye to 34036. 81-P-36"
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Baucom
3rd pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Buscher
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
Cheesman
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Coyle
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Dodd
Navigator
United States
USMCR
Lt.CG
Fink
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Hollinger
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
Lieutenant
Samuel L. Lanier
Pilot
United States
USN
___________
Little
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Raasch
_________________________
United States
USN
AMM3c
Robert J. Spanagel
_________________________
United States
USMCR
Captain
Wanger
Passenger
United States
USN
___________
Wilson
_________________________
United States