CV-20 PHOTO GALLERY INTRODUCTION USS BENNINGTON SCREEN SAVERS WORLD WAR II EFFORT NAVY JOBS AND SUPPORT POSTERS USS BENNINGTON PRE COMMISSIONING CV-20 New York Navy Yard Shipworker Newsletter February 26, 1944 USS BENNINGTON FITTING OUT CV-20 9 March 1944 COMMISSIONING PROGRAM August 6, 1944 USS BENNINGTON CV-20 1944 7 OF THE ORIGINAL MARINE DETACHMENT USS Bennington 1944 FLIGHTDECK CATWALK GUNS 1944 FLIGHT OPS 20 OCT 1944 Thanksgiving Day Menu 1944 Pre-Busy B December 1944 Vol-1_No-1 San Diego Post Cards December 1944 USS BENNINGTON CV-20 1945 FEBRUARY 1945 USS BENNINGTON CLOSEST CARRIER VMF-123 January 1, 1945 To June 17, 1945 FEBRUARY 11 1945 JOSEPH V. MATERA SPUN IN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE WAVE OFF USS Bennington Mar 18 - Apr 16 1945 Near Misses USS BENNINGTON CV-20 14 MAY 1945 BENNINGTON Shares in Sinking of Japan's Super Battleship YAMATO Aerial Photo June 1945 5 June 1945 - Damaged by a typhoon off Okinawa 12 June 1945 - Retired to Leyte for repairs Pages From All Hands June 1945 and Aug 1945 Japan Post Cards December 1945 Hawaii Post Cards 1945 Louis A Wagner 1944-45 Photos James F. Brady 1944-45 Photos Kirt Dillon WWII Photos Plane Down Series 1945 VB VF VT Pilots their crewmen and flight deck crews USS Bennington 1945 Flight Deck Crew USS Bennington 1945 V-2-R Crew USS Bennington 1945 RICHARD H SMITH SR PHOTOS FROM 1944-1945 Pre-Busy B December 1944 Vol-1_No-1 Pre-Busy B February 3 1945 Vol-1_No-2 Pre-Busy B March 1945 Vol-1_No-3 Busy B May 1945 Vol-1_No-4 Busy B July 1945 Vol-1_No-5 Busy B August 1945 Vol-1_No-6 USS BENNINGTON CV 20 PRESS NEWS August 12,16,17 1945 FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY 13 SETEMBER 1945 PLAN OF THE DAY 08 OCTOBER 1945 Busy B November 1945 Vol-1_No-7 Busy B November 1945 Vol-1_No-7 Some Crew Members USS Bennington 1945 Eugene Clayton Larson and friends USS Bennington 1945 Yee Hearty Corpsmen USS Bennington 1945 5 in Aft Gun Crew USS Bennington 1945 VBF-1 AND Kure Strike Map 1945 1945 Travel Logs Log #1 to Log #8 If you have the missing logs let me know Medical personnel from USS Bennington 30 Aug - 6 Sep 1945 CIC STATUS BOARD August 8, 1945 Ralph Mullins SSML-2 Items 1945 James F Brady WWII Log Book ALSO Ship's Personal Information Booklet COLOR MAP OF BENNINGTON WAR TIME TRAVEL 1945 Bennington Picture 1945 USS BENNINGTON CV 20 CHRISTMAS 1945 STEPHEN HORVAT PICTURES FROM Jan - Mar 1946 USS BENNINGTON CV-20 1946 USS BENNINGTON WWII CREW ROSTER CV-20 Oct. 2, 1952 CVA-20 Recommisioning Inventation USS Bennington 13 November 1952 Leaving New York Harbor 1952 November JET BLAST November 13, 1952 JET BLAST March 27, 1953 JET BLAST May 11, 1953 USS Bennington Under the Manhattan Bridge After Boiler Explosion Repair July 1953 BENNINGTON CVA-20 1953 USS Bennington CVA-20 Quonset Point 1953 BENNINGTON CVA-20 FRESH AND READY 1953 BENNINGTON CVA-20 READY FOR MED CRUISE 1953 Rough Water Refuel 1953 F4U-4 of VF-74 Crash 1953 Lt. John Edward Pritchett MED CRUISE 1953 Pg 1 Lt. John Edward Pritchett MED CRUISE 1953 Pg 2 F9F-4 Panther Jet Crashes onto Hanger Deck 1953 March 9 E Division USS Bennington 1953 Fighter Squadron 102 USS Bennington 1953 MED CRUISE 1953 Dick Becker Carrier Qualification Off Florida Jan-Feb 1954 Fred Peloquin EXPLOSIONS 26 MAY 1954 State Of New York Senate Legislative Resolution February 26, 2008 Underway March 1955 Shakedown March 1955 JOEY TATA 1955-6 Beverly Hills 90210? Anthony J. Cieri HTC USN (ret) 1/25/55 to 4/57 Photo collection CVA 20 Returning to Brooklyn 1955 My First Whirly Bird Ride 1955 Underway to Cape Horn September 1955 JET BLAST July 01, 1955 JET BLAST July 15, 1955 JET BLAST September 23, 1955 JET BLAST October 15, 1955 JET BLAST December 14, 1955 JET BLAST December 25, 1955 San Diago After Cape Horn October 1955 COLOR PHOTO and patch CVA-20 1955 COLOR PHOTO CVA-20 1955 U.S. Navy Photo 1955 BENNINGTON CVA 20 ORIGINAL 11x14 PHOTO Aug 8, 1956 VA 42's AD3's in formation 1956 NAVY LOG 1956-1957 GRUMMAN F9F COUGAR (~1956-1959) LEAVING PEARL 1956 BENNINGTON CVA 20 ORIGINAL COLOR PHOTO F9F COUGAR IN FLIGHT LANDING ON DECK TOUCH AND GO 3 Oct 1956 23 May 1957 FJ3'S Flight Quarters IN FLIGHT ON DECK 3 Oct 1956 23 May 1957 JET BLAST January 23, 1956 JET BLAST February 14, 1956 JET BLAST March 23, 1956 JET BLAST July 20, 1956 JET BLAST September 21, 1956 JET BLAST October 10, 1956 AJ3 LANDING 3 Oct 1956 23 May 1957 USS Bennington CVA-20 3 Oct 1956 23 May 1957 REFUELING AT SEA 3 Oct 1956 23 May 1957 JET BLAST February 1, 1957 JET BLAST February 16, 1957 CROSSING THE LINE April 24, 1957 JET BLAST April 26, 1957 JET BLAST May 21, 1957 JET BLAST June 1957 BENNINGTON DOWN UNDER 1957 CVA-20 Cruise Letter of 1956-57 Cruise BENNINGTON SALUTE TO USS ARIZONA May 31, 1958 USS BENNINGTON CVA-20 June 13, 1958 USS BENNINGTON CVA-20 July 1958 Victoria, BC Leaving Hawaii September 15, 1958 FJ-4 VMF 232 On Catapult September 1958 BIG WAVES OVER THE CVA-20 BOW 1958 BENNINGTON Baseball Team May 9, 1959 SAN DIEGO June 24, 1959 Crew Spells JOHN PAUL JONES On Flight Deck CVA-20 Jun. 30, 1959 CVS-20 AWAKS Launch July 8, 1959 Starboard Cat LABOR DAY SEPT. 7, 1959 SAN DIEGO BROADWAY PIER -1 LABOR DAY SEPT. 7, 1959 SAN DIEGO BROADWAY PIER -2 Dependent's Cruise Out of San Diego 1960 USS BENNINGTON CVS-20 1960-61 Cruise BENNINGTON FAR EAST CRUISE 1960 HELO LAUNCH FAR EAST CRUISE 1960 Chuck Hansen Photos FAR EAST CRUISE 1960 A DIVISION FAR EAST CRUISE 1960 1961 SAN DIEGO APPROACH BROADWAY PIER Bennington at Ford Island shows a rainbow 1962 Gary R. Kauth 1958-1962 Some Photos S2F Fly Over S2F On Deck 1962 -AD5 On Deck -Marine Helo Departing -Sunrise At Sea -1962 E-Div AO Gang 1962 Cruise E-Div Electric Shop Gang 1962 Cruise E-Div IC Gang 1962 Cruise What Is It? Where Would It Be Found? Huk Ster May 1962 Huk Ster October 1962 E-Div Lighting Gang 1962 Cruise E-Div Power Shop Gang 1962 Cruise Huk Ster March 1963 Bennington April-19-1963 SEAFAIR SEATTLE WA AUGUST 1963 SEAFAIR SEATTLE WA AUGUST 1963 Auke Bay Juneau Alaska August 1963 JFK Memoral services 25 Nov 1963 Huk Ster November 1963 Bennington Patch Far East Cruise 1964 USS Bennington Post Card ~1964 Huk Ster February 1964 Family Grams 1964 Huk Ster March 1964 Huk Ster April 1964 BENNINGTON BOW SHOT 14 JULY 1964 RUSSIAN BADGER FLY BY 1964 HS-8 RECOVERY and on deck 1964 RUSSIAN MAY FLY BY 1964 BENNINGTON Refueling USS Mispillion (AO-105) USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) Willy Fudd probably VAW-11 1964 Huk Ster June 1964 Huk Ster July 1964 Huk Ster August 1964 WestPac Hong Kong Information 1964 HAVE CAMERA WILL TRAVEL Huk Ster August 1964 HELASRON EIGHT Officers 1964 VA 125 Jan 1965 USS Bennington passing the Arizona Memorial 1965 Family Grams 1965 CVS-20 - PROP ALLEY 1965 BENNINGTON'S GAS STATION 1965 (COD) Carrier Onboard Delivery 1965 XC-142A TESTED ON BENNINGTON 18 May 1966 SKYRAIDER A1-E May 1966 BENNINGTON GIRLS May 1966 C. Van Epen Gun Boat Bennington Crew Member June 3 1966 Take The Oath 1966 Same film different day! 1966 Target Practice 1966 Girl Scouts Visit Bennington in drydock 1966 From Bottom Bennington in drydock 1966 5 Essex Carriers Long Beach Aug 2, 1966 New Ships Store 1966 VS-33 VS-38 November 1966 December 1966 Bennington in route West Pac Joey Heatherton December 1966 Bob Hope Show On Bennington December 1966 A Bob Hope Show On Bennington December 1966 B Bob Hope Show On Bennington December 1966 C Bob Hope Show On Bennington December 1966 D Bob Hope Show On Bennington December 1966 E Gerald Hampton kissing Miss World Dec. 26, 1966 28 Feb 1967 Orders For Sydney March 1967 Henry Fonda Captain Graffy Chat March 1967 Henry Fonda Meets Crew 23 April 1967 bound for Sydney Crossed Equator John H. Howe IC2 Pollywog to Shellback 23 April 1967 Robert J Doyle 1966-67 WestPac Cruise 29 April 1967 GDAY SYDNEY April 1967 Bennington Arrives in Sydney Harbor Bennington in Australia May 1967 Bennington Leaves Australia May 1967 Gerald A. Hampton YN3 - Slides #1 1967 Gerald A. Hampton YN3 - Slides #2 1967 Wilson McDuffie X Division 1964-68 9 Nov 1967 Bennington recovery of Apollo 4 - NASA ROARING 20 1967 November CVS-20 Off California 25 Nov 1967 ROARING 20 February 1968 BENNINGTON AT PEARL HARBOR 7 MAY 1968 Pearl Harbor Memorial BENNINGTON AT SEA 14 May 1968 BENNINGTON AT PEARL HARBOR 20 May 1968 BENNINGTON LEAVING PEARL HARBOR MAY 1968 1968 Gary Crosby Bob Dornan visit Crewmen 1968 Gary Crosby Bob Dornan Pictures with Crewmen ROARING 20 July 1968 HS-8 RESCUE (August 1968 training exercise off San Diego) Long Beach Carrier Hunts Vainly For Subs 17 October 1968 BENNINGTON AIRCRAFT (CVS-20) S2E from VS-33 October 1968 S-2E #152808 NT-31 VS-33 27 October 1968 E-1B #147238 RR-761 VAW-111 Det. 20 27 October 1968 ROARING 20 December 1968 ROARING 20 January 1969 ROARING 20 March 1969 ROARING 20 May 1969 ROARING 20 June 1969 ROARING 20 July 1969 11 Jul 1969 BENNINGTON's Dependents Day Cruise BENNINGTON'S LAST POWERED VOYAGE A 10 October 1969 BENNINGTON'S LAST POWERED VOYAGE B 10 October 1969 BENNINGTON'S LAST CALL TO FLIGHT DECK FOR PORT ARRIVAL A 10 October 1969 BENNINGTON'S LAST CALL TO FLIGHT DECK FOR PORT ARRIVAL B 10 October 1969 THE LAST POWERED DOCKING OF THE PROUD LADY 10 October 1969 A THE LAST POWERED DOCKING OF THE PROUD LADY 10 October 1969 B December 5, 1971 Press Enterprise Mothball Fleet Provided by Jacob A Mory USS BENNINGTON May 1991 Bremerton, Wa USS BENNINGTON INACTIVE SHIP MAINTENANCE FACILITY Bremerton, Wa May 26, 1992 THE USS BENNINGTON SHIPS BELL 1993 MORE USS BENNINGTON SHIPS BELL 1993 USS BENNINGTON ARIVES AT PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON Sept 1994 SOME of the last pictures ever taken of the Bennington Nov-Dec 1994 MICKEY'S - PENSACOLA REUNION - 1997 F-18 IN TRANSONIC FLIGHT NO WING F15 State Of New York Senate Legislative Resolution February 26, 2008 WEB SITE LAUNCHED 1 September 1999