John Hoskins (officer)
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John Madison Hoskins was an officer and aviator in the United States Navy who retired as Vice Admiral. After graduating the United States Naval Academy, Hoskins entered flight school and served his en
Rear Admiral John Hoskins (1956)
A Vought UO-1 floatplane assigned to USS Omaha (CL-4)
Vought SU-4 observation planes lined up for carrier take off.
USS Princeton (CV-37)
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USS Princeton was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named fo
John Hoskins (officer)
…explosion which destroyed USS Princeton (CVL-23) in 1944, Hoskins refused retirement and went on to serve as the first commanding officer of the new USS Princeton (CV-37). After the war, Hoskins became a leading proponent of jet aircraft on carriers, was assigned to training command of the first naval jet aviators…
USS Princeton underway in 1965
Princeton off Qingdao, China, in 1948.
HSS-1 Seabat onboard Princeton in 1959
General William Westmoreland, Commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, with Captain Paul J. Knapp (USN) and a pair of ARVN generals, aboard Princeton, November 1964.