Verlyne W. Daniels

Verlyne Daniels went on active duty in the U.S. Navy on December 23, 1950. Daniels was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy and designated a Naval Aviator, followed by service as an AD-4/6/7 Skyraider pilot with VA-155 at NAS Moffett Field, California. During this time, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Daniels deployed aboard the aircraft carriers USS Princeton (CVA-37), during the Korean War, and aboard the USS Yorktown (CVA-10). He served as a flight instructor with Fleet All Weather Training Unit Pacific at NAS Moffett Field followed by Line School at Monterey, California. Lieutenant Daniels then served as a flight instructor at NAAS Saufley Field, Florida. He served as Ordnance Handling Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CV-33), followed by A-4 Skyhawk training with VA-125 at NAS Lemoore, California. Lieutenant Commander Daniels served as an A-4 pilot, Maintenance Officer, and then as Operations Officer of VA-163 at NAS Lemoore. Commander Daniels served as an A-4 flight instructor with VA-125 at NAS Lemoore, followed by service as an A-4 pilot and Executive Officer of VA-155 at NAS Lemoore and deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on October 26, 1967.