Dixie Kiefer was Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier commisiioned by the Navy starting in what year?
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Dixie Kiefer Dixie Kiefer (April 5, 1896 – November 11, 1945) was a United States Navy officer who served during World War II as Executive Officer of USS "Yorktown" and commanding officer of USS "Ticonderoga". He was one of the Navy's best known figures during the war.
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) USS "Yorktown" (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. She was named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and the lead ship of the "Yorktown" class which was designed after lessons learned from operations with the large converted battlecruiser "Lexington" class and the smaller purpose-built USS "Ranger" . She represented the epitome of U.S. pre-war carrier design.
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James B. Busey IV Admiral James Buchanan Busey IV (born October 7, 1932) is a retired United States Navy four star admiral. He served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), from 1985 to 1987 and as Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH) from 1987 to 1989.
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USS Dewey (DDG-105) USS "Dewey" (DDG-105) is an "Arleigh Burke"-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. "Dewey" is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 1 of Carrier Strike Group One of which the flagship is the aircraft carrier  .
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USS Nebraska (BB-14) USS "Nebraska" (BB-14) was a "Virginia"-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second of five members of the class, and the first ship to carry her name. She was built by the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle, Washington, with her keel laying in July 1902 and her launching in October 1904. Slipping into the water eleven minutes ahead of schedule, her quick thinking sponsor, Mary Nain Mickey, the daughter of Nebraska state governor John H. Mickey, still managed to christen her before she slipped out of reach. The completed ship was commissioned into the US Navy in July 1907. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12 in guns and eight 8 in guns, and she was capable of a top speed of 19 kn .
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USS Admiralty Islands USS "Admiralty Islands" (CVE-99) was a United States Navy "Casablanca"-class escort aircraft carrier, named after the Admiralty Islands group north of New Guinea, scene of fighting early in 1944.
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Midway-class aircraft carrier The "Midway"-class aircraft carrier was one of the longest-serving aircraft carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, USS "Midway" , was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The "USS Franklin D. Roosevelt" was decommissioned in 1977. The  was decommissioned in 1990.
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Frederick T. Moore, Jr. Frederick T. Moore, Jr. was a United States Navy captain. During World War II he was executive officer of Fighter Squadron 1 operating off the carrier  and commanding officer of the Air Group 35 aboard the aircraft carrier  in the Pacific. During the Korean War, he was the commanding officer of naval air training at NAS Pensacola and the air officer on the  . His first sea command was aboard the  . In 1962–1963, Moore was the eighth commanding officer of  . Late in his career during the Vietnam War, he was Chief of Staff of the Naval Air Training Command at Naval Air Station Pensacola from October 1965 to July 1969.
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Modern United States Navy carrier air operations Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier air operations include the operation of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft on and around an aircraft carrier for performance of combat or noncombat missions. Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier flight operations are highly evolved, based on experiences dating back to 1922 with the USS "Langley".
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) USS "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67) is the only ship of her class (a variant of the "Kitty Hawk" class of aircraft carrier) and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and is nicknamed "Big John." "Kennedy" was originally designated a CVA (fixed wing attack carrier); however, the designation was changed to CV to denote that the ship was capable of anti-submarine warfare, making her an all-purpose carrier.
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Aircraft Board The Aircraft Board was a United States federal government organization created from the Aircraft Production Board on October 1, 1917, by Act of Congress to provide statutory authority to the APB, which had been created by a resolution of the Council of National Defense on May 16, 1917. Chaired by Howard E. Coffin, the Aircraft Board was also removed from the control of the Council of National Defense and placed under the Secretaries of War and the Navy. The boards, ruled advisory in nature by the Judge Advocate General, gave their recommendations to the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps regarding the development and procurement of aircraft during World War I.
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Naval Aviation Hall of Honor The United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor, located at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, recognizes individuals "who by their actions or achievements made outstanding contributions to Naval Aviation." Since its inception in 1979, the Hall of Honor has enshrined 80 people representing every element of the naval aviation family: U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Civilian and every naval aviation warfare community. Selectees are chosen by a board appointed by the Director, Air Warfare Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, sponsor of the Hall of Honor, and approved by the Chief of Naval Operations.
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USS Shipley Bay USS "Shipley Bay" (CVE-85) was an "Casablanca" class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1122) on 22 November 1943 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington; launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. L. B. Richardson; and commissioned on 21 March 1944, Captain Edgar T. Neale in command.
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John A. Baldwin, Jr. John Ashby Baldwin, Jr. (born April 20, 1933) is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War. He commanded destroyers and a carrier battle group, saw service in the Vietnam War, served on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense, and was President of the Naval War College and of the National Defense University.
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USS Thomas S. Gates USS "Thomas S. Gates" (CG-51) was a flight-I "Ticonderoga"-class cruiser that was used by the United States Navy. The warship was named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration (1959–1961). "Thomas S. Gates" was laid down 31 August 1984 at Bath Iron Works, Maine and sponsored by Anne Gates, widow of the ship's namesake. "Thomas S. Gates" was launched 14 December 1985, purchased 22 June 1987 and was commissioned 22 August 1987 in Philadelphia, PA with Captain Robert Sutton in command. In a break from normal naming conventions for the "Ticonderoga" class cruisers, "Thomas S. Gates" is the only vessel of the class to be named after a person; all of the other cruisers are named after famous battles in American history.
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Carrier Strike Group 1 Carrier Strike Group One, (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1), is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group.  is the strike group's current flagship, and other units current assigned are the ship’s Carrier Air Wing 2 and embarked Destroyer Squadron 1, deployed with "Ticonderoga"-class guided-missile cruiser USS "Lake Champlain" , as well as "Arleigh Burke"-class guided-missile destroyers USS "Michael Murphy" and USS "Wayne E. Meyer" .
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USS Blue (DD-387) USS "Blue" (DD-387), a "Bagley"-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship of that name, in honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue (1865–1928). "Blue" served during World War II. She was launched 27 May 1937 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Rear Adm. Blue; and commissioned 14 August 1937, Lieutenant Commander J. Wright in command.
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USS Ranger (CV-61) The seventh USS "Ranger" (CV/CVA-61) was one of four "Forrestal"-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, "Ranger" had the distinction of being the first US carrier built from the beginning as an angled-deck ship.
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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) USS "Coral Sea" (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a "Midway"-class aircraft carrier , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname ""Ageless Warrior"" through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build the ship was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia on 14 June 1943. She was reclassified as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" with hull classification symbol CVB-43 on 15 July 1943. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 2 April 1946 sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid and commissioned on 1 October 1947 with Captain A.P. Storrs III in command.
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USS Langley (CV-1) USS "Langley" (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS "Jupiter" (AC-3), and also the US Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship. Conversion of another collier was planned but canceled when the Washington Naval Treaty required the cancellation of the partially built "Lexington"-class battlecruiser s "Lexington" and "Saratoga", freeing up their hulls for conversion to the aircraft carriers "Lexington" and "Saratoga" . "Langley" was named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American aviation pioneer. Following another conversion, to a seaplane tender, "Langley" fought in World War II. On 27 February 1942, she was attacked by nine twin-engine Japanese bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd Naval Air Flotillas and so badly damaged that she had to be scuttled by her escorts.
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Kathleen Byerly Kathleen M. Byerly (born ca. 1944) is known for being one of the 12 women named by "Time" magazine Time Person of the Year in 1975, representing American women (at the height of the feminist movement). In May 1975, she became the first female officer in the United States Navy to serve as the flag secretary to an admiral commanding an operational staff.
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USS McInerney (FFG-8) USS "McInerney" (FFG-8), formally PF-110, second ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided-missile frigates, is the first United States Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Francis X. McInerney (1899–1956). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY75 program, "McInerney" was laid down on 16 January 1978, launched on 4 November 1978, and commissioned on 15 December 1979.