USS Champlain Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/uss-champlain Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:38:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png USS Champlain Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/uss-champlain 32 32 CDR Russell G. Gilmore, USN (Ret.) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-navy/cdr-russell-g-gilmore-usn-ret Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:35:29 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1327 Russ, an East Greenwich resident since 1965, served in the Navy from 1944 to 1969. During his flying career he landed on 21 different carriers; he also served on the USS Wasp for two years and USS Lake Champlain for one year. He flew F8F Bearcats with fighter squadron VF-19, and later transitioned to jets […]

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