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William Dodge Sample was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on 09 March 1898. Graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1918, he reported to USS Henderson.
For meritorious service during a fire on board that ship, he received a letter of commendation from the Secretary of the Navy. Detached in August, he served on several destroyers based
at Queenstown, Ireland, during the remainder of World War I. He remained in the European Waters Detachment after the end of the war; and, in December 1921, was transferred to the gunboat,
Pampanga, on the Asiatic Station. A year later, he returned to the United States for flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator on 23 June 1923. After duty in several
observation squadrons, he served on board the carriers Saratoga and Lexington, commanding VF 5 on the latter. During 1938 and 1939, he served in Ranger;
and, after the outbreak of World War II, assisted in the conversion of Santee. Assuming command of that escort carrier on its commissioning, he was awarded a letter of commendation
for service during Operation "Torch", the invasion of North Africa. On 19 April 1944, he assumed command of Intrepid. In May, he was transferred to the command of Hornet;
and, in the ensuing months, participated in operations in the Marianas and in strikes against the Volcano Islands. Detached in August, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and successively commanded
Carrier Divisions 24, 27, and 22. With the latter from February 1945, he was listed as missing on 2 October 1945 after his plane failed to return from a familiarization flight near Wakayama, Japan.
Rear Admiral Sample was officially declared dead on 03 October 1946.
USS Sample (DE 1048) (1968 - 1988) was the first ship to be named in his honor.
(U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the National Aviation Museum) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal.
Assoc. Researcher
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Bill Gonyo
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Tom Sparkman |
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16 March 1978: the Pacific Ocean - USS Sample (FF 1048) is seen replenishing from USS
Sacramento (AOE 1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Sacramento is also simultaneously replenishing USS
Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
(U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Museum / Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1996.488.104.052 |
Mike Green
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01 June 1980: At sea - An aerial bow view of the oiler USS Mispillion (AO 105), center, providing
underway replenishment to the guided missile cruiser USS Leahy (CG 16), right, and Sample.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02668 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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01 June 1980: At sea - An aerial starboard view of, from front to back: Sample, the oiler USS Mispillion (AO 105) and the guided missile
cruiser USS Leahy (CG 16) underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02652 from the DVIC) |
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01 June 1980: At sea - An aerial starboard view of, from front to back: Sample, the oiler USS Mispillion (AO 105) and the guided missile
cruiser USS Leahy (CG 16) underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-02659 from the DVIC) |
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01 October 1981: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - USS Sample (FF 1048) prepares to pass under the Golden Gate Bridge as she heads for Fleet Week San Francisco.
(Heilenday photo #II 0153A from the Heilenday Collection) |
Mark Heilenday
Virginia Beach, Va,
Captain, USN (ret.)
June 1974 - July 2004 |
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01 October 1981: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - A starboard beam view of Sample underway during Fleet Week activities. Visible in the background are
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco skyline.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-01915 by PH3 Curt Fargo from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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01 October 1981: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - A starboard beam view of Sample underway during Fleet Week activities. Visible in the background are the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco skyline.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-01916 by PH3 Curt Fargo from the DVIC) |
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14 April 1983: At sea - Aerial port bow view of Sample underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-04683 by PH2 D. Smith from DVIC) |
Jerry Hays |
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15 April 1983: At sea - Aerial bow view of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB 62) (right) and
Sample. The ships are part of a task group underway off the coast of California.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-08976 by PH1 S. Smith from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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15 April 1983: At sea - Aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB 62) (right) and Sample. The ships are
part of a task group underway off the coast of California.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-08983 by PH1 S. Smith from the DVIC) |
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15 April 1983: At sea - Aerial port bow view of Sample underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-08996 by PH1 S. Smith from the DVIC) |
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15 April 1983: At sea - Aerial port beam view of Sample underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-08997 by PH1 S. Smith from the DVIC) |
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July 1983: O'ahu, Hawaii - USS Sample (FF 1048) at the Naval Station, Pearl Harbor.
(Heilenday photo #II 0184A from the Heilenday Collection) |
Mark Heilenday
Virginia Beach, Va,
Captain, USN (ret.)
June 1974 - July 2004 |
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August 1983: O'ahu, Hi. - USS Sample (FF 1048) underway in the channel at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station.
(Heilenday photo #II 0435A from the Heilenday Collection) |
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01 July 1986: At sea - Aerial port beam view of Sample underway during a midshipman’s summer training cruise.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03034 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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01 July 1986: At sea - Aerial port bow view of Sample underway during a midshipman’s summer training cruise.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03037 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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01 July 1986: at sea - A port bow view of Sample underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03036 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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01 July 1986: at sea - A port beam view of Sample underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03035 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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01 July 1986: At sea - A starboard view of USS Davidson (FF 1045)
and Sample underway during a midshipmen's summer training cruise.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-03057 by PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn from the DVIC) |
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1987: at Pearl Harbor
(Photo © Russell Crosby) |
Russell Crosby |
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July 1987: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - A nice port bow view taken by Bob Cieri at Pearl Harbor. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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1987: off Vancouver, B.C. - Sample inbound for a port visit to Vancouver, British Columbia.
(Both photos by Rick Garcia, from the collection of Chris Howell) |
Chris Howell
Southland Ship Stores Ltd
Port of Bluff, New Zealand |
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1997: location unknown - Brazilian Navy photo |
Artemio B. Rosa Jr. |
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Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
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25 November 2005: Alang, India - Parana (ex-USS Sample FF 1048), lying off the shipbreakers area at Alang.
(Photo ©Zahan) |
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