This site is a historical archive record for CVE-116,
USS Badoeng Strait, and is dedicated to the members of the US Navy who served on her.
We hope that this site will allow families to share
memories, stories, and images from that time,
and keep those memories alive for future generations.
Click on "Latest Updates" on the menu for new information submitted to the site.
Click on "Add Your Information" to add your contact information to a new CVE-116 contact database.
You can also visit the CVE-116 forum at http://z7.invisionfree.com/CVE116/
for more discussion, the latest on CVE-116 reunion, chance to look for other crew, and more!
New CVE-116 Photos Wanted!
The "Latest Updates" pages will contain new photos contributed to this site and will be continue to be updated as new photos arrive. Scan in those old photos and send them in - see "Sharing Your Photos" below!
CVE-116 Badoeng Strait WW2 Aircraft
During the 1945-46 period, the primary aircraft flown from the ship were the:
You are encouraged to send in your own photos of aircraft on the deck of CVE-116 to contribute to the site. See "Sharing Your Photos" section below for instructions.
F4U Corsair
F6F Hellcat
SB2C Helldiver
CVE-116 Reunion News and Mailing List Contact
The 2000 CVE-116 reunion was held on September 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV.
The 2002 CVE-116 reunion was held on May 2-5 in Jacksonville, Fla
The 2004 CVE-116 reunion was scheduled for September 12-15 in Las Vegas.
The 2006 CVE-116 reunion was scheduled for September 24-27 in Las Vegas.
The 2008 CVE-116 reunion was scheduled for Sept. 21-24 in Reno.
The 2010 CVE-116 reunion was held September 19-22 in Las Vegas.
This was the 13th reunion event.
Clay Trotter has done a fantastic job over the years maintaining the CVE-116 contact list.
Click here to send Clay an email to join the contact list or for more information on the reunion.
Thanks!
Sharing your photos and stories
We encourage you to submit your photos and stories to the archive, so that they will be available for other veterans and family members.
If you submit them to the site, they will be posted as quickly as possible.
To submit your photos and stories, please click here to contribute them to the site. This will send mail to siteadmin@cve116.org
Thanks!
Why do we have a CVE-116 Archive Site??
This site has a simple story:
My Dad, William E. Brown, served on the USS Badoeng Strait from November 1945 to March 1946, and his crew picture hangs on his study today. This photo is dated 4 May 1946 in San Diego.
His stories encouraged me to gather information on the ship on a single site, and this site is dedicated to him and all the others who served on CVE-116.
We hope that this site will provide a way for them and their families to remember those times and pass along the memories to family members in the future.
- Doug Brown, June, 2006
- Updated April 26, 2017
Visit the CVE-116 forum discussion site at http://z7.invisionfree.com/CVE116/index.php for more discussion.
