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USS CORAL SEA
CVA-43 ASSOCIATION
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
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  • Newest issue of the Coral Sea Breeze - September 2026 - is available here.
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USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
✪ Coral Sea History ✪
  • October 1, 1947 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 is Commissioned. Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan keynote speaker.
  • October 1, 1947 - Captain Aaron P. Storrs assumes command of the USS Coral Sea as the first CO.
  • October 1, 1952 - USS Coral Sea re-designated CVA-43 fixed wing attack carrier.
  • October 1, 1983 - Captain Jeremy D. Taylor assumes command of the USS Coral Sea.

USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
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USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
1947 - Commissioning ceremony on the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
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2026 - 48th Annual Reunion
13 October 2026
Nashville, TN
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Jim Richmond - 1968-1969
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USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association
  • Membership to the USS CORAL SEA CVA-43 ASSOCIATION is open to all Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel who served aboard the ship USS CORAL SEA (CV/CVB/CVA-43).
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