Anti-Submarine Warfare
Fighter Squadron One
VSF-1 War Eagles
Administration and Personnel Offices
Yeoman, 3rd Class Petty Officer VSF-1 Personnelman, 3rd Class Petty Officer
USS Shangri-La Mediterranean Cruise
September 29, 1966 - May 20, 1967

Back Row: YN3 Wayne C. Watson, PN3 Ronald J. Kohl
Front Row: PN3 Paul Lukes, YN3 R. K. McKay
and YN3 Bob Swanson (Ranking Yeoman)
YN3 Tom Loftis, Seaman Richard Davila (not pictured)
David L. King PN1 (Ranking Personnelman) (not pictured)
 


 

PN3 Paul Lukes and YN3 Bob Swanson 
at O'Hare International Airport

PN3 Paul Lukes at desk aboard Shangri-La
Paul lives in San Jose, Ca.

Air Operations

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk 


 


 

USS Shangri-La CVA 38
USS Shangri-La CVA 38
Uss Shangri-La Room Aboard the USS Hornet Museum

USS Shangri-La Mediterranean Cruise
September 29, 1966 - May 20, 1967

Fly from NAS Alameda, California
Underway From Mayport, Florida
Naples, Italy
Valletta, Malta
Istanbul, Turkey
Athens, Greece
Taranto, Italy
Toulon, France
Marseilles, France
Genoa, Italy
Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Palermo, Sicily
Barcelona, Spain
Arrive Mayport, Florida
Fly to NAS Alameda, California
Liberty

 

Historic Footage of the USS Shangri-La

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Memorabilia

 

Bob Swanson and his wife Donna
Bob Swanson and his wife Donna
Bob lives in Castro Valley, Ca.

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