Show Ralph Dalton Dalfon Serving Aboard Hornet HORNET Ralph HORNET Ralph E. E Dalton aviation machinists machinist's mate second class son of Mr and Mrs R Ralph lph Dalton of Moab is serving aboard the submarine anti-submarine warfare support sup port aircraft carrier Hornet Hornet Hornet Hor Hor- net which recently completed training exercises off oU the northern northern nor nor- thern them coast of California The Hornett entered San Francisco Bay Day Sept 20 and moored at Alameda before departing Sept 23 for her operational opera operational op op- era port Long Beach During World War H U Hornet Hornet Hornet Hor- Hor net took part In raids on Palau Palau Palau Pal- Pal au Yap the capture of and both battles of ot of the Philippine Sea After Alter Layte operations she saw action Inthe in inthe the he Da Battle of the Strait and in the attacks on onN N Northern Luzon and Formosa In n addition Hornet received the he Presidential Unit Citation for tor or extraordinary heroism In Inaction inaction action against enemy Japanese Japan Japan- ese ise forces in the air and afloat Hornet is Js the eighth ship to bear the name of the successor successor successor suc suc- cessor of the Hornet which was lost In the Pacific in October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 1942 The present Hornet Hornet Hornet Hor Hor- net was launched in 1943 decommissioned decommissioned decommissioned de de- de- de commissioned In 1946 and re- re commissioned in 1943 for tor Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic Fleet duty Upon completing completing completing com com- an around world the world the cruise in 1953 Hornet rejoined the Pacific Fleet |