VP-420 Miscellaneous
BOOKs: VP-400 are fictional squadron as portrayed in the novel - Goodbye to Some
Goodbye to Some by Gordon Forbes "...Written in 1961, this classic novel is the story of a U.S. Navy patrol plane squadron (VPB-400 and VPB-420) in the South Pacific during the last year of the Second World War. Describes in painfully honest terms the experiences of young men at the edge of human endurance. 1963, Popular Books, 56 pages..." [20MAR99]
PERSONNEL
AIR WING
Capt. Rowland Hill, Captain of the Wing
Comdr. John (Swede) Engelson, Executive Officer
VPB-400 {Patrol Bombing Squadron)
Lt Comdr. Juillerat (Ironhead) Backus, Captain
Lt. Comdr. Kirby Stevens, Executive Officer
Lt. Monty Herbert, AC I Officer
Lt. Fred McCord, Personnel Officer
Lt. (j.g.) Tom Parker, Flight Surgeon
PATROL PLANE COMMANDERS
Lt, Comdr. Frank Ainsworth
Lt. Corner. Stuart Ashton
Lt William Emerson Bartlett
Lt. William (Skindome) Dougherty
Lt. (j.g.) Carl lverson (Ivy)
Lt. Tommy Prime
Lt. (j.g.) Roger Smith (Fatfag)
Lt. (j.g.) Bedford Forrest Tuckerman (Tuck)
Lt. (j.g.) John Yokum (Yoke)
COPILOTS
Ens. Jim Arnold
Ens. A. R. Beppolini (Beppo)
Ens. Nathan Benjamin
Lt (j.g.) Tim Brady
Ens. Stan Cox
Ens. Kenny Floufticy
Ens. Pete Foy
Lt (j.g.) Bob (Standing Room) Mara
Ens. Art Neely
Ens. Jack Excel
ENLISTED MEN, COMBAT AIR CREW 13
Andretta, Aviation Radioman, 2nd class
Nick Bondar, Aviation Radioman, 2nd class
Cunningham, Aviation Ordnanceman, 2nd class
Bud Hartstene, Aviation Mechanic's Mate, 2nd class
Whitey Nanos, Seaman, 1st class
Robinson, Aviation Radioman, 1st class
Spurlock, Aviation Mechanic's Mate, 1st class
Zaiewski, Aviation Mechanic's Mate, 2nd class
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