The personnel of the U.S. Navy Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 36 (VS-36) with one of the squadron's Grumman AF-2W <i>Guardian</i>s aboard the escort carrier USS <i>Gilbert Islands</i> (CVE-107). VS-36 and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) were assigned to the <i>Gilbert Islands</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 5 January to 11 March 1954.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cve107-54/061.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cve107-54/index_016.htm">USS <i>Gilbert Islands</i> (CVE-107) 1954 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>