Leyte (CVS 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Eve the ne ci shoul LEY' ship HELITIE ARG ARG-I TICW BAY- POIN CV-32 ' I desig Am from 1 W and Mead, and I'1'1'1eI' senato York State, the Cham n her side th best United bore the pi YTE. The YTE Went s at the Ne Ship- builc Dock C o rn p p o r t News, n' 23 Augu e slid d o W n k e el touch dis- tinguis was about

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f aaaa Before the LEYTE was completed tandzeent doyvn the mmh ilnttelrestlwas exprelsteeidl Offer her Hamel At the time She lfwae iordirlary s'hi15, ultra 1idodaefrna , ato 1t945tstar1drarcl5. A gfreatawap eomlaletien and the vieto-rlestef the .U r1ited Sft5atesl,,fNavylin tlde Pacific Werepr1aung erOus and memorable, otie in'partietitlarr,ilaelqZifhe,,infQ3reSt of Navalleadere in Washington and that was the Battle of Lejltg --the lgtreatestteea battlefin the Secondl:World War. 1 e fe , e 4e Pgfiflinigi the gzeadlng LEYT1-az was to be named the USS CROWN ture CRGWN3 P'iHiIfTleEt the CN s office recommendlng that the fu from Office to Office mo e named the LEYTE and as the letter passed re reeommendatlons Went along wlth the oraglnal letterv. C , e ixq te laea a I -.Qngrwscmellcarl VHISOH .9XDF9SSfed mterest thet.carr1er Afrg A X A I ,,a,f attll e1r1gh 31amed the LEYTE and 1925 hls VIEWS be knbwn tO the Secretdigy of the?rNavy J ameS 1ForrestalaCan d A

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