The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Ralph W. Hanlon Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10063
Alan Renga
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
12/03/2014
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Ralph W. Hanlon Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10063
Physical Description:
0.7 Cubic Feet
2 Boxes
Date (inclusive): 1923-2004
Abstract: Ralph W. Hanlon was born on July 31, 1923 in Springfield, MA. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and served on USS
Cabot (CVL 28). He retired as a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum
Library & Archives”]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
The collection occupies a single storage box. It comprises many commendations, news clippings, letters, photos, and orders.
US Navy Subject Files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
World War, 1939-1945
Korean War 1950-1953
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
Coral Sea (Aircraft carrier)
Leyte (Aircraft carrier)
Hanlon, Ralph W.
2 boxes; 14 folders
Series I: Correspondence, Official Papers and Other
Physical Description: 1. History of Carrier Air Group Fifteen
2. Large number of newsletters for CVW-15
3. Base rules for NAS North Island, Misawa and others
4. Various papers relating to USS Coral Sea (CVA 43)
5. Various papers relating to Patrol Squadron Six (VP-6)
6. Various base “Welcome Aboard” pamphlets
7. Air Wing Fifteen Officers Roster, circa 1969
8. Various papers related to service on USS Cabot (CVL 28)
Series II: Photographs, not scanned
Physical Description: 1. Photo pages from a 1969 cruise book for CVW-15
2. 34 photos of USS Cabot air crew and liberty call, circa 1945, all unidentified
3. 23 photo post cards from Italy, Lebanon and French Morocco
4. 32 small black and white photos taken during liberty in the Philippines, circa 1963
5. 15 color photo prints of liberty activities in Morocco, 1954
Series III: Photographs, scanned
Physical Description: 1. In-flight refueling shot of VF-31 F2H-3 and AJ Savage
2. Lockheed P2V-5, 131405, VP-6, after accident
3. Lockheed P2V-5, 131405, VP-6, after accident
4. Loading aircraft on the USS Coral Sea at Yokosuka, circa 1952
5. Harbor view of Yokosuka
6. Crew members, un-named crew members in front of a TBF on USS Cabot, c1945
7. Crew members, un-named crew members in front of a TBF on USS Cabot, c1945
8. Crew members, un-named crew members in front of a TBF on USS Cabot, c1945
9. McDonnell F2H-2P, USS Coral Sea
10. Grumman F9F Cougars on USS Coral Sea
11. North American AJ-1 on USS Coral Sea
12. Aircraft parked on USS Coral Sea
13. North American AJ-1 on USS Coral Sea
14. North American AJ-1 on USS Coral Sea
15. Martin P4M-1Q Mercator
16. North American AJ-1, 124140, first of type on USS Forrestal
17. North American AJ Savage in climate test facility
18. Fairchild R4Q, VMGR-352
19. Douglas C-47 and C-54, USAF, parked on Guam
20. Douglas R5D
21. USS Leyte, CVA 32, 1950-52
22. Grumman F8F-1B, 121481
23. North American AJ launching from USS Ticonderoga, CVA 14
24. VF-31 officers gathered around a table on a carrier
25. USS Joseph P. Kennedy, DD 850
26. Color view of USS Leyte’s island structure
27. Color view of USS Leyte refueling at sea operations
28. Lockheed P2V-5, 131438, VP-6
29. Refueling truck at NAS Sangley Point
30. Lockheed GV-1, 148893, NAS Sangley Point
31. NAS Sangley Point, buildings
32. NAS Sangley Point, flight line
33. NAS Sangley Point, VP-50 Martin P5M-2 Marlins on the flight line
34. NAS Sangley Point, VP-50 operations building
35. Sailor waling at NAS Sangley Point.
36. Lockheed P2V-7, 4641, JMSDF, NAS Sangley Point
37. NAS Sangley Point, VP-50 Martin P5M-2, 147935
38. NAS Sangley Point, VP-50 Martin P5M-2, 147935
39. NAS Sangley Point, flight line
40. NAS Sangley Point, Douglas R5D-3, 56522
41. USS Tom Green County, LST-1159 at Sangley Point
42. NAS Sangley Point, VP-50 Martin P5M-2 Marlins on the flight line
43. Color view of Grumman F8F-1 after landing accident, date and location unknown
44. Color photo of Soviet Navy Kiev class aircraft carrier
45. Ralph Hanlon standing on a Grumman TBM Avenger, circa 2000
46. Color photo of USS Gunnison, DE 795, after being hit as a target by a Harpoon missile, 15Dec74
47. Color photo of USS Gunnison, DE 795, after being hit as a target by a Harpoon missile, 15Dec74
48. Teledyne turbine engine
49. Teledyne turbine engine
50. Teledyne turbine engine
51. Teledyne turbine engine
52. View of unknown NAS flight line, SB2C, F6F, F4U and SNJ, circa 1947
53. View of unknown NAS flight line, SB2C, F6F, F4U and SNJ, circa 1947
54. View of unknown NAS flight line, SB2C, F6F, F4U and SNJ, circa 1947
55. Grumman TBM-3 with combat damage, USS Cabot, 1945
56. Grumman F6F, USS Cabot, 1945
57. Grumman TBM landing at unknown NAS, circa 1947