Name
Robert C. Corlett
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1942-Jan-04
USN
VP-11
Date
Rate
1942-Apr-01
Ensign
1942-Jul-08
Lt.(jg)
1942-Oct-29
Lieutenant
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1942-Apr-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0730, landed between 1800 and 2000.
1942-Apr-07
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0700, landed 2000.
1942-Apr-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed between 1845 and 1930.
1942-Apr-15
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600. Forced down in open sea (400 miles out) due to an engine failure. Crew safe, awaiting rescue.
1942-Apr-17
Pilot
Flight. Returned to base after repairing plane at sea (400 miles out), landing at 1330.
1942-Apr-21
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed 1930.
1942-Apr-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0605, landed 1930.
1942-Apr-28
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Landed 1900.
1942-May-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0530.
1942-May-07
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 0600 for advance base, Johnston Island, but returned to base at 0915 due to radio failure.
1942-May-07
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off 1015 for advance base, Johnston Island.
1942-May-15
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned from advance base, Johnston Island at 1700.
1942-May-20
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-May-23
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1930.
1942-Jul-08
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Palmyra.
1942-Jul-09
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Canton Island.
1942-Jul-11
Pilot
Flight: extended. Took off for Suva, Fiji.
1942-Jul-17
Pilot
Flight: patrol.
1942-Jul-19
Pilot
Flight: patrol.
1942-Jul-25
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0750, landed 1115.
1942-Jul-28
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0700, landed between 1030 and 1130.
1942-Jul-30
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0700 and 0715. Diverted to Lautoka at 1215 due to bad weather at Suva. Landed 1305.
1942-Jul-30
Pilot
Flight: extended. Returned from Lautoka at 1730.
1942-Aug-01
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0625, landed 1700.
1942-Aug-02
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600 on 700-mile patrol, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-03
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 1805 at Saweni Bay.
1942-Aug-08
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0620, landed 1615.
1942-Aug-10
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0630, landed 1630.
1942-Aug-12
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0615, landed 1730.
1942-Aug-16
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0605, landed 1800.
1942-Aug-18
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off between 0600 and 0610, landed 1800.
1942-Aug-20
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0600, landed 0920 due to engine trouble.
1942-Aug-24
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0610, landed 1810.
1942-Oct-29
Pilot
Flight: rescue. Led group of 3 PBYs to find missing C-47. Had to "beach" on reef to pick up survivors. 2nd plane sank overnight. 3rd plane returned to base. Everyone picked up by destroyer USS Barton.
Publication
Page
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-01
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-07
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-12
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-15
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-17
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-21
10
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-24
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Apr-28
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-01
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-07
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-08, 1942-May-09, 1942-May-10
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-11, 1942-May-12, 1942-May-13
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-14, 1942-May-15
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-20
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-May-23
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-08
35
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-09
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-10
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-11
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-17
44
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-19
46
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-25
52
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-28
55
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-30
57
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-01
60
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-02
61
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-03
62
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-08
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-10
69
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-12
71
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-16
75
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-18
77
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-20
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VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24
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Biography