CAPT EUGENE P. RANKIN, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 485

Service Date In:	06/03/1937	Date of Birth:	12/10/1914
Service Date Out:	02/28/1967

Aviation Designation	Patrol Plane Cdr
State/College Attended	US Naval Academy
City, State	Coronado,CA

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Legion of Merit

Theaters/Campaigns:
WWII,Korea,Vietnam

Aircraft:
PBY-5,5A
F4U-4,5
P2V-1
AJ

Ship/Units/Deployments:
VP-81, CO
VF-1B, CO
USS Kearsarge, CO

Associations/Service Organizations:
USNA Alumni Assn
Tailhook Assn
S.D. Aerosp. Museum
U.S. Naval Institute
Assn of Nav Aviation

Significant Achievements:
World long distance flying record 1946 - 11,256 miles. As CO of USS Kearsarge, recovered Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper from Project Mercury flights.

CAPT EUGENE P. RANKIN, USN FLIGHT LOG ID: 485

CAPT EUGENE P. RANKIN, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 485