Cdr Levern "Lee" Elbridge Forkner

[keith A]

Found another (half) answer. Lt Julian Strong Lake III led VC-3/B from June-December 1951. The afore mentioned Jaynes was Lt (j.g.) Sutton L. Jaynes.

[keith A]

Found my missing pilots!

https://www.history.navy.mil/content...s/cvg5b-52.pdf

[Buckeye30]

George you are quite right of course (post 6), Historical Study 107 actually uses the word "withdraw" ie. "The Army is prepared to withdraw Army Air Forces from anti-submarine operations at such time as the Navy is ready to take over those duties completely". The Army-Navy agreement followed a meeting on June 10 1943.
No doubt VS and VSB duties carried on unaffected in the Caribbean (cf. VS40).
Regards
Nick