Cdr Levern "Lee" Elbridge Forkner

[keith A]

I am looking for the squadron/detachment commanders, and career details of the following who served on the USS Essex in Korean waters from 1951-52.

VC-3 (F4U-5), VC-61 (F9F-2P), VC-35 (AD-2/4), VC-11(AD-4) and HOS-3.

My interest is in their careers pre-Korea, and post Korea, although given these pilots were in their thirties the latter would rarely include the Vietnam War.