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USS BENNINGTON
CV-20 | CVA-20 | CVS-20
HER HISTORY
AND
HER CREW
February 26, 1944 - December 7, 1994
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A DAY IN USS BENNINGTON HISTORY
1955 Aug 24 - First night carrier landing using the experimental-landing-mirror-system, was made by LCDR R.C. MacKnight, as he put down an F9F-8 Cougar on BENNINGTONs deck. Info provided by DuWayne Dan Szotkowski
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BENNINGTON'S AWARDED RIBBONS, MEDALS AND COMBAT STARS
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The Bennington
Of wood and steel and brass and glass
They built a ship of Essex Class
Upon her decks stood men so bold
Some were young and some were old
We fought our country's battles far and wide
For men of the Bennington would never hide
As American sailors, we had our pride
Some of us lived, but some men died
But just like us, she too, grew old
Not so proud and not so bold
They moored her in a northern state
She sat for years to await her fate
Then came the word we dreaded to hear
About the ship we loved so dear
No longer wanted, no longer needed,
All her past deeds went unheeded
They took her to a foreign land
And there upon the sand
She lay, never more to sail away
That mighty ship died that day
No bands were there to play farewell
As she met her final hell
But in our hearts she'll always be
The ship that was home to you and me
The Bennington
Ralph Clark, CVS 20
1962-64
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This web site has been conceived, designed, created and maintained
by Lonnie Whittaker of Boulder, Montana, ETR-3 OE Div. 1964-1966
Information for this web site has been provided BY and FOR the crew and relatives of the
USS BENNINGTON
The purpose of this site is to gather and make
available, and as complete as possible, the history
of the
USS Bennington and her crew.
Inputs for addition to this site from her crew and their family and friends are welcome
The information supplied is checked for accuracy to the best ability of our Historian,
Joe Pires of Calabash, North Carolina, SK3 1966-1969 and those who
arrange and present it.
Any information that appears to be in error can be re checked
if pointed out to one of those listed as contact persons on this site.
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This site has been reviewed by History Television staff and has now been added to the
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