In 1943 an Air Sea Rescue Squadron was formed at San Diego. The primary impetus for this was the increasing number of offshore crashes, mostly by student pilots, a result of the rapid expansion of military aviation during the war. Initially, amphibious PBY-5As and high-speed rescue craft w...
The Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, homeported here, and the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska, homeported in Hilo, Hawaii are assisting in the search along with the USS Lake Champlain, homeported in San Diego, Calif. The Hokuho Maru is retracing its route to search for the missing student along wi...
ww2dbaseWhen August 1945 brought news of the Japanese desire to surrender, almost immediately Spencer's role began to shift back toward her peacetime mission. She sailed to Jinsen, Korea, where she briefly served as auxiliary communication ship before being ordered back to San Diego, and then Ne...
ww2dbaseWhen August 1945 brought news of the Japanese desire to surrender, almost immediately Spencer's role began to shift back toward her peacetime mission. She sailed to Jinsen, Korea, where she briefly served as auxiliary communication ship before being ordered back to San Diego, and then Ne...