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Hy Fireman Melka on «i» Aircraft Carrier»er Fireman Apprentice James F. er* Melka, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. te» Donald it, Melka of Independence, is currently patrolling the Western ch» Pacific with the United States' Sev-enth fleet, aboard the attack air-lm craft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.The 80.000-ton carrier left home port at San Diego, Calif, in early rn» November for “WestPac, just four en and a half months following her June return from eight months off irt the coast of Viet Nam.'by When she returned in June, the Kitty Hawk and her 5,000 men ir» brought with them the Navy Unit Commendation medal. She won the IS# award when her pilots and planes flew approximately 10,000 sorties.
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Independence Bulletin Journal

Independence, Iowa, US

Fri, Dec 09, 1966

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