Writers Note; 30 January 2004

You can sometimes count on the Navy to screw-up a good thing !

I was informed by the Naval Aviation Historical group in Washinton DC that the
requirement for Fleet squadrons to submit a Historical Report (OPNAV Report
575-1) was suspended for a few years, starting in 1953. Thus, I’m unable to
collect and publish the squadron data for 1953. I was also told that there maybe
some records of SAR (Sea AIr Rescues) available, which would help complete
the history of HU-1’s activies in the Korean War. If there is anyone out there who
plans on visiting the DC area, and would act as my representative in some
research at the “Navy Yard”, please contact me. Respectfully,

Doug Froling Telephone - 206 284 7526
2811- 36th Ave. W. Email - seaunit_5@yahoo.com
Seattle, WA. 98199

UNITS ASSIGNED AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1952
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HISTORICAL REPORT
CHRONOLOGY

Commanding Officer:

Commander Henry M. KOSCIUSKO, 0098623/1310, U.S. Navy
Commanding from 14 February 1952 through 31 December 1952.

Place in Echelon of Command:

Cnief of Naval Operations

Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet

Commander Utility Wing, Pacific Fleet

Helicopter Squadron ONE (HU-1)
Geograptiical Location:

Helicopter Squadron ONE (HU-1) is based ashore at United
States Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Ream, San Ysidro, California.

Detachments:

Detachment ONE is based ashore at United States Naval Air
Facility, (Oppama), Yokosuka, Japan, and is under administrative
control of Utility Squadron Five, Detachment Able (VU-5A);
operational control is maintained by Commander Fleet Air Japan.

Detacnment TWO is based ashore at United States Naval Air
Station Barber's Point, Territory of Hawaii, and is under the
area operational and administrative control of Utility Squadron
One (VU-1).

Units: Location as of 31 December 1952:

Unit THREE is based aboard tne U.S.S. SICILY (CVE-118)
Unit FIVE is based aboard, the U.S.S. ORISKANY (CVA-34)
Unit SIX is based aboard the U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45)
Unit SEVEN is based aboard the U.S.S. LST 735 .
Unit EIGHT is based aboard tne U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47)
Unit NINE is enroute, Detachment ONE for assignment.
Unit TEN is based ashore at Paengnyong-Do Island, Korea,
and assigned to Commander Task Element 95 .15
Unit ELEVEN is based aboard the U.S.S. ESSEX (CVA-9)
Unit TWELVE is based aboard the U.S.S.MISSOURI (BB-63)
Unit FOURTEEN is based aboard the U.S.S. BATAAN (CVL-29)
Unit FIFTEEN is based aboard the U.S.S.. KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
Unit SIXTEEN is based aboard the U.S.S. BADOENG STRAIT (CVE-116)
Unit SEVENTEEN is based aboard tne U.S.S. .TOLEDO (CA-133)
Unit EIGHTEEN is based aboard the U.S.S. LOS ANGELES (CA-135)
Unit TWENTY is based aboard tne U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)

Unit TWENTY-TWO is based aboard the U.S.S. HELENA (CA-75)
Unit TWENTY-FIVE is based ashore at United States Naval Air Facility,
(Oppama), Yokosuka, Japan, and supported by Helicopter Squadron
One, Detachment One.