USS Siboney (CVE-112) at anchor, date and location unknown.

Air Officer, Commanding Officer, Executive Officer. Exact date and location unknown (the year was 1949).

This Avenger (probably assigned to Composite Squadron 31 (VC-31)) missed the arresting wire on April 19, 1949. It ended up crashing into the island. The pilot survived, but a photographer, who was filming the landing, was killed; it was believed at the time that he was hit by the prop.

Mario Canevaro was a signal man assigned to the blinker light which was just below the escape hatch where the photographer lost his life.

Five more photos, as above.

Milton W. Irwin explains: "I served aboard the USS Siboney in 1948 and 1949. I have many pictures including the crash of the TBM in 1949 where my photographer friend was killed. I was nozzleman on fire and rescue on the flight deck at the time of the crash and took a few pictures after the crash."

One more photo, as above.

Electrical Div Warrant Officer, Gmeiner.

USS Siboney (CVE-112) underway, date and location unknown.

San Diego Air & Space Museum photo, catalog # SHIPS01574.

USS Siboney (CVE-112) in UK waters, circa 1956. On the flight deck are S2F-1 Trackers from VS-22 "Checkmates" and VS-30 "Sea Tigers." Photo Wright & Logan, Southsea, England.

From Jane's Fighting Ships, 1956–57 edition.

Thanks to Bob Kowalski, who was a pilot with VS-30 for that cruise and identified the Trackers. Bob adds: "We also had 2 AD-3Q and 2 AD-4Q [Skyraiders] with us. I seem to remember them as being from VC-4 ([tail code] 'NA') and their role was as target tows, obviously for the other ships in our Task Group."

Undated picture of the escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112) underway, location unknown. Note aircraft and crewmen on her flight deck. Photo U.S. Navy official.

From Jane's Fighting Ships 1961–62 edition.

Sikorsky HRS-1/2 troop-carrying helicopters of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadrons (HMR) -261 and -262 aboard the escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112). USN photo (1952?).

USS Siboney (CVE-112) operating U.S. Marine Corps HRS helicopters during the mid-1950s. The original photograph was received in May 1956.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command (#NH 106717-KN).

This photo may have been taken in October–December 1949, during a large Exercise in the North Atlantic-Arctic circle. The man in the front row, center, with the other man sitting on his left knee, appears to be Becky's uncle, Jesse Thomas Smith.

If you can identify any of the men in this photo, or when/where it was taken, please let us know.