1 r 1 1 4 1 it 359' W 'V f,.,,fwnl- ...Tj ' - L,4nv' Q vi.. if Pu-I w,,.,,,4,, ., fl J' 1- A. H+' '91 x y J' W n'QVm H '9,i1fw1:gq0Q Jlrf, - L, , - fb W ,,. -xv A, - .I 1 ,,.,,i ' , 1.- ,Q-Wx, . 7'1- ri' , V , , .,,,,, 1 ifhw 4 , ' 4 v Q.: 'ji ' 4 A K 0 , ' J T J 1. V . cr' I M N4 ff' - r 11 ' 1 ' 1 . nd? Jnfr 'Q' -,.'.s., fi 41 'naw 'LY' QAM? ...dis l -4 i-r .0 0 ., 4' 1 .- 1: K V f-fe f2w'!f , ..-4 A v l xn Q J - 0. , -V I ' ' 1' 1 'Z ' 5 Q: 'ff -.. ls' ' : ' , x -I :xx -E . y I .307 . 1' I. J Q y ,4 avf,i ' . vl I .l 'nn' ' A., , - 'ilk gig. , ,gym :.,-,gin - K ..- 51- . 3 I V ' Q MPa ,, ' N I . V, lie, Q, fa' 1 f ' 1 . , 1- R h .I ' . .y Am W1 :Mx ' ' . ' C 3 ' , . in A I dv ' s . I Jr ' ' in .-1 vt 1, . ..-Z ,- pl , - 3- ,,'f ' 'I H ,x ':gf5,g -F W ' - Afgrx vi ' 'gf X4 'V ' 5 Ii 'f'b,w: 'b--1 JY-f .-4,'g' h 1 I I . h- I .ilu . n , rn-jaw' f' '..'4 .. urn-, I . -5,1 ,, ,M b fir' ,Q lil ' g . '- .' -av . X , ,- K' .fn ,, .J it 4 1. PIN. A .1-1 J,'5 ' A K 'A Q . ,-.4 TORY .,':., .. E 'Q ATS'-s - nl. 13 ,Q Q, +1 I I , Y -11, . .,... , I' +.- -I . , ws, ...nw , -Q- ,. W 5 h ' . Q. - v. nf-.fr 5 ff- .Q Q- .F 0 -N.. . -fm' ... 5 7:f + . '-0,,f ,,. 'swf Ox 'Q :WVU I . 4 ' r nr 'flu .-u ,u ,hz-F 1 --., J Q V I. -n, .19 I , ,.,k' 4,4 . 4 , rn 24 NOV EMBER 1943 2 BER' 1945 ' : ., . - 5 . V ,V . , v , 1 ,, ' xg 'Iii' 1' A .1 .1 R vu ' 1 -L' VA 'f. ,3f'1 nl-F ' 'ww , f . - -.K 'sf H -Q '5 3 ' ,, ,, fx N ' . if K . . ',, ' ' +V ' ,S K' A I , ' ,.- 7. I. i ,. JL, w,.f47,5.T dh. in alan .. Q' K V 3 in- ,f A , b.',v -,!,:,,. .Q ,A , T V ' , ' 4 - ' .. 1' .4 -' I - Q WF' f fl IE M 4 in A as ...iffy M' L. N 3 ' Af ' U, 'w -' I r ' Sf 1 X fb - ' fs-gI :g34fz' -ZLL L, , f Tf3 T ' pm' ' - C QTHE SEVERTR TTALSP BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES? H ' I ' S ' T ' O - R - Y QFROM QQRRISSTORTRG, 24 NOVEMBER 1943 TO v-J DRY 2 SEPTEMBER 1945, EAST LORGTTUDE DATED AUTHERTICRRED BYE , L'7L ffffff iw. -1 ffl LIEUT. H. D. JONES, JR., USNR HISTORICAL OFFICER xi' 1, 1, ,5 LIEUT.KJG2kRf E. ENZ JR., USRR REST. RTETQRTCAL OFF1CER ?4!i.1ltili.':, ,UQ+iQ,N Q.4sQQY,,'1 a--.Qi5!',9.1l,. G ont in in. e cl Q 21 OOO 28 ... 30 ... ' ' Cinepae designated nndP, BJYAHT and M Nhlh as Task Group l2,2 and Captain C dnrueue, UQN lCaptain of the ansrl as Group Commander. Commander in Chief, ific Eleet, also directed this when ready for sea, to proceed and embark for Pearl harbor pas Task G to dan senger C.. 'T'1 .inf . Task Pao- roup, Diego prior ities and maximum plane loadg upon arrival Pearl Harbor to report to type commander for training. UAS? and her Task Group Ctwo eseortsl passed through the Canal and moored to Pier lo, Balboa, Republic of Panama at l6l5 local time. The Group put to sea the following day. At lhO3 Taro Cplus 75 zone time moored to Pier J, North Island, California, nt 0824 local time UAB? and her gortied for Qearl Harbor, after ed lOO extra planes CTOtUl 2005 2800 the ELlSP :Li8.I'l D Task havin iego, Group g load and billeting 1699 marines on the hangar deck. C53 '-' 'mr 1 :asf I - CJAONOLOGY - Cmay, Continued! MAY l9bh S - lu 15 OOO CNASP rode at anchor in berth X-13, MdjUlO Atoll, formerly occupied by thc Jlpaneso. Upon arrival Task C Group 12.1 was dissolved and the WASP reported to Commander Task Force S8 for duty in the Fifth Floot. TJASP attached to Commander Task Group 58,6 underway at 0810 local time from Majuro Atoll to launch air strikes on make and Marcus Islands, returning to Majuro on completion of mission. Rout inc flight operations and gunnery oxer cises conducted during this initial cruise into the war zone, six months after commissioning. As designated by Commander Task Force 58, Task Group 58.6 consisted of the follow- ing: U53 ESSEX CFlagsnip of Commander Task Group 58.6, Rear admiral n.F. Montgomery, USNJ, MAS? Cwith hor orign inal Air Group lui, USS SAN JACINTO, 1103 PART -icnnonoioev - max 15 CC0nt.1 continued Cruiser Division ll - U55 SnN DIEGO fCL 531 and Uss RENO CCL 961 1633 Und OMRLAND AND U55 DAN JUAN. also port of the Task Group were: Cruiser Division Ten fFlogship for Commander Cruiser Division Ten, dear Admiral T. H. Thebaud, USN? and USS BALTI- MORE can 681 and USS CANBERRA COA lO1 less the U55.QUINCY. The Destroyer squadron 52 was composed of three divisions. Destroyer Division lO3: USS OUEN KDD 5361, USD MILLER CDD 5351 UQS THE SULLIVANS QDD 5371, USS STE- PHEN POTTER fDD 5381, USS TINGERY CDD 53915 Destroyer Division 104: Uss niche KDD 6731, ess HUNT DD 6741, Uoo LJJID HANCOCK KDD 6751 and U u M. QFALL KDD 6761, Destroyer Dlvl lon 92 flGSS U 3 BOYD1, Uno BRLD U66 COJLLL KDU 5471, Fueling Unit Uri CHUYLKILL Cro 761, U iw C 4,0 741 Uss GREINER for 371, Uss Lev TING KDE 29 and Use sisrin cus 81. f 1 1 I - 1- MQ1 Pi K -. C1 'fl 'Enix' f-1 T . , -l K-. , Y viiyfw I . id - A ' fix, '.u..1.L .L ' 'S' : - ss so s rein coo 5451, Uss BROJN QDD 5461, -IA 2, -1 V171 ' Q x I rp s f ' is ss snnivi .N . 1 4 1 'ff' 1 2 . ill L ,L ig. wr1 .41 -I 1 1 8 Trait' I '- CILAONOLOGY - M61 C-Qntinugd 17 19 20 22 23 26 ICO ll ll! Ill Ol' Oli .,N,.f,g'1P Tyqmlr G nu est reup 58.6 rendczvouscd with Fueling Task Unit 58,6.5. LAS? launched four strikes against Marcus. nab? launched two strikes on Marcus and, as on the day before, destroyed enemy air- 1 craft, surface craft and shore installations, Rcndczvoused with fuel Task Unit 58,6.5. nas? launched five strikes against Jake Is- land air and surface craft and shore targets. Task Group 58,6 returned to Majuro and diss- olved, NaSP anchored at Berth X-13 at 1406 Mike lninus 125 zone time and devoted the remainder of May to loading provisions, amm- unition, aviation gasoline and fuel oil. This vessel attached to Vice admiral Marc A. Mitscncr's Task FOFCC 58 - Flasship, U53 LLXINGTONQ 4127 4U diifaataiiaiii PART I - CHACNOLOGY Continued! JUNE 1255 . . . , 2 OOO 3 ... 6 ... MASP underway overnight, in accordance with Orders of CTG 58.1, with Task Group 58.1 0P0T0tiHS out of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, conducting gunncry training. WASP attached to Task Group 58.1 under Rear admiral J. J. Clark, USN, Commander Carrier Division 13, aboard the USS HORNET. Task Group 58.1 was composed of: USS HORNET QFD, USS WASP iRear admiral F, W, wagner, Commander Carrier Division Five embarkedi, USS BELLLAU WOOD and the destroyer screen - Destroyer Squadron A6 and Destroyer Div- ision 92. Task Group 58.1 dissolved upon entering Majurog JnSP anchored in Berth X-13 and leaded ammunition, fuel and provisions thru 5 Juno. 1255 local time MASP underway with Task Group 5g,2,,QCCOrding to Commander Task Force 58 dispatch sertie plan, to assist in destroying aircraft and air facilities at Tinian, Rota and Guam and to provide V PART I - elim-IOLOGY June conuinucab 6'C0Ont.J ... air and surface support for landings of the Northern and southern Attack K Forces on Tinian, ouipnn and Guam. i meur nduirol wagner and Otgff lcft A 4 f 2 the 15? and embarked the Task Group , v . 1 Q uommunder's flagship, Use BUNLLR Q HILL, for seventeen days of observat- ion and instruction. 1 QgskyQgguQMQQ.g fReer ndnirul H. E. 2 hontgomery, USN, Commander Currier Q Division 3.1 2 Task Unit 58.2.1 U55 EUNKQR HILL fFj Cnour ndnirol montgomery's flogshipl U53 .nSE Iwith hir Group 141 Uss noisfmiisv Uss CJLBOT D stroyer Jivision 103. ' Q Task Unit 53.2.2 isupport Unit,y ly Moor nduirnl O.M. Hustrodt, USN, Q nnuuiosnim division 7, Uss IOTA qFy Q Liuiser Jivision 13 Kless Birninghaml ULJQ sJA...T.r ITA, W-Lf I' ldilllral T UCSC ,J l kjulpllpl Jestrover Jivision 12 Colus onLFAIDGW md CuJYhGiin uh unit 50.2 3 screen Uni uostioyer Division 12 J stiovor Divifwon O Q strovoi Jivision 16h D QL Unit 0.2 some rdnent Unit ttleshiv Division 7 J t over Jivision 12 plus onnm vu .L J f.LDu.1.1 LDC1 bOlMYlJU.L1.rxl1.1.o lb 1 A n H I. it 1 x 11 A Q1 W Q - ME L '. ve .f1'.T-' I -, 7, ,-, .,.. ' 1 , 1 'Y z. '1' L 'M 1 o o ' . w ' an OJQ4' 'TQ' ' ' LQ 1.4. ' , j 1 ' u o Q , 'n ' ' 'I ' ' ,-R C4 r K , , , J .L 'LJ - V , , fx- if 'rf .wc ' 1 4 w f I. - l V -5 k.-4, Ll 1 ,- ' ' ri ' ' - - W' ' tv I I --y pn f 1 W 1 . TL. 0 ' J' l . , . fx 'W 'x ' 'S fl ,, .- I KH ' G ' rx ' . . ,J 0 ' l 3 jj . X' u A gf, -I A u n u Q C1 - ' , 1.--. U 11, - 11 U g A - n 4 I, E I. QC' F . . 56 .Lp - A Oh -sq,-X- . V. . A . . . 1 g 5 im. in L .4 . .-. 1-' -P1 ' ' . .w cv I I w , ' , F' ' ' C F' V nn V T ,j, - frvx ,., on 'NJ X' 'ff' 'Q .T J Q R 1 1- - 1 Q .A Jr N F 1 2 W AiQ Q, 'S ef 'Q ,is - xp w Pilar I - cnncncicey Cifune continuedl 8 11. 12. 13 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . Task Unit 53.2.u joined disposition. t , MAS? launched fighter strike on Tinian in F accordance with CTF 58's serial 00287 of 8 ,, UAS? launched 201 sorties on Tinian town , g O I I O O and airfields, dropping 690 tons of bombs. 4 U J June l94A. Q 15' ii F if N!! 1 . J 55 V, 11, 41. Q .,. ,ri ,1 enSP launched strikes against Saipan airfields 5 and shipping. H UAS? launched strikes against Rota. E UAS? planes supported U.S. troops on Saipan. 45 Battleship Division 7 detached from Task T g Group to conduct shore bombardment. b E NnSP planes assisted search for enemy Task M? Group Q searches negative, f g Start of two-day BQLPlcnqQ-QhefPhillipine Sea. E p Mig? with Task Group 58 2 steamed 100 miles , west oi vu m, in coioany with Task Groups 58 1 50.3, 56 A 55 7 QQQ ln Radar contact with laiue froup of enemy aircr it :LBP ol.nes shot down four of eight enemy 'Judy planes, 1152 received shxapnel lTOH near bomb ulQ,b5 on starbo rd quarter nd port bow. 15 J. 9 'l 3 1 51 J' 1 xi fh ' f 7' ' f' ' ' 'V 1 Ly li ,L g Y U A r' 'N ,f - ' r ' V iz . v 1 U ' 1 ' 1. . QI F I ,-Q -fx ' T X if Q - A f Q uf, 1 K is ' N 1 F LA. Q K. 1 , ' 1. U -A 1 if G w - .- , 'f . -A 1 vw if . - - - ' 5 .L . . q xxx Qi 1- . ' vw X. ' '. ' f' ' ,X C, z i . N C1 h W - FN . 5' .1 0 C1 F' -xy .4 k - A rj L CL rw 1, LIL Q. , X . 3 hif i, z'e., 'Kalki I T P.LJ. .L - U1I.iOI ,OLOGY -- Jung . , 20 Ceont.J ,,, 21 ... 23 ... Zh ... 25 - 26 . . 27 Ill continued - 1 . Of 19 and 20 June was later to be named the Battle of the Philippine Sea. 8 ved by the previous day's sunsetg the enemy fleet again evaded usg our negative searches were abandoned at 2135 when our forces reversed course and steamed back eastward. Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner, USN, Connander Carrier Division Five, and his staff, returned to the WASP from the U55 BUNREA HILL, having been cm, barked in that ship since 6 June 194A LAS? launched strike on runways-of Pagan Island in the Marianas Group. UnSP and Task Group en route te Eniwe tok conducting routine searches, patrols. .ASP entered sniwetok lagoon for the first time and at 0912 anchored in Berths 388 and 339 17 , E -E-5-LET CITJTWLEONU T19 GX.: UP1o1'10ia.lE.Ql1f5 5:1111 adj. 23 ooo 30 O O WASP anchored in Eniwetok Lagoon, loaded stores, ammunition and fueled ship. Rear Admiral F. U. Wagner, USN, Commander Carrier Division Five, hauled down his flag in UASP. Rear admiral Ralph Davis- on, USN, Commander Carrier Division 12 and Commander Task Group 58.2, hoisted his flag in JASP, i UAQP, as flagship of Task Group 58.2, underway with Group from.Eniwetok for the Benin Islands in accordance with Commander Task Group 58.2 dispatch 282210 of June. Mission assigned this Task Group: To destroy Iwo Jima shipp- ing and aircraft facilities and to return to the Fifth Fleet in the vicinity of Saipan to support our invasion forces in the n rianas Task Group 58 2 consisted of ,noPCCV 18511 sk Group hlagshipi FR1NLLINlCV 131 BONEEKLY lcvi 261 riser ccvt 28, Bosron ici 691 criagy Uoo UQ Uoo Uoo OD Cnlflnii CA O ,Ju Ju TCCL in ocreci Destroyer squadron 52 LJJ UU LLB T ' W rx- .1 r I . U-4 Q O FN: ,I fi TCL - 4' 'W ' .gre F F A TW ,I .L 81111 1 - , J . Ufwfi 1 X 15 1 ow 1 f' . f 7 D U ' '- '+L-U-A .,- Umi, C, , -' Vx D 1' I .iii 5 .jr -, .V - f-, , p 5' 5 Q JA- . ' py . 1 ,, 'S 2252.l.1.QEBONQQ9GY :pfC0Dbinucdl JULY 1255 3 .,. 'W 'N Ll- ooo 6 ... 8 sfo lo Goo V13 11+ COO wn5P and Task Group rcndczvouscd for fucling with Task Group 58,1, nnSP launchod strikcs against Iwo Jima air? ficlds GHG Shipping. By 1200 king Cminus toni zono timc, photographic intcrprctation officers dccidcd that Iwo would fr- rcmcmbor that nth of July. 1 WASP and Group sct coursc for Saipan. ans? launchod strikcs against Orotc airficld,Guam Agana town, Guam, WASP launchcd strikcs against and ncarby airficlds. X was? launched strikes a ainst Piti town Guam. 9 In accordancc with Burcau of Naval Pcrsonncl dispatch Captain C. A. F. Spraguc, USN, cight months commanding officcr of thc MASP, was app- ointcd to thc tonporary rank of Roar Admiral. USS CABOT dotachcd from wnSP's Group to join Task Group 58.1. Jas? launchcd rccord-making nir Group lu in strikos against gun positions wcst of Agana town, Guam. QW 99 PART I 15 16 OOO .ll 18 CIO 19 OOO 20 ll' 21 CCI ' CHHONOLOGY - fJul continucdl NHS? aircraft struck Rota airfield at Tatacho Pt. WnSP aircraft attacked Guam bivouac areas with one-ton daisy Cutter bombs devastatingly explod- ing just above the ground. JASP launched four air strikes on Guam targctsg buildings, gun positions at naelup Point, nsan Village, Piti town, Cabras Island. WASP launched four strikes on Guam.gun install- ations at Agana and niantes Point. , WASP launcnod five strikes against Guam gun em- placements on the ridge behind ngana town. WW Dazn for Marines landing on Gram. 2., WASP ass- isted in support by launching six strikes against targets dosignated by the air Coordinator. at l5l4 local time Captain 0. A. nellor, USN, report . cd aboard for duty as Commanding Officer. it 260 PART, I ':iQIiRONQL0GY,: ,LJ 22 .. BlX,qpgntingodL WASP launchod bombing and strafing strikcs against Guam gun and troop concontrations. During tho cntirc strikcs in tho noutralizing of Guam, anti-aircraft was moagro and cnomy air- bornc opposition was nil. nt 0914 King zonc timo, Captain O. Ao Uollor, USN, officially rcliovod Roar Admiral Clifton albort Frodarick opraguo, USN, as command ing officor of thc EASP. Roar Admiral opraguo was dotachod to roport as Comm- andcr Czrricr Division 25, a division of' Cvis. MAS? was in company with Task Group 58.2 as sho proccodod to Saipan, kooping two milcs off tho shoros of on- omy hold Tinian whoro air and surface bombardmont prior to landings woro vcry closcly obsorvcd. at 1825 King tiHO MAS? anchorcd ono milo off Saipan, in Berth A-15 and took aboard, for tompor- ary duty, swarms of giant two-motorcd flys. r i 1215 10 l2!i!.l.:gSELQl!lLQGY,fAiQentinuedD TASK e-noU'P' i8'IT P' Task Unit 38.1Q1 g USS USS USS COEJPILNS fevi 2,51 U55 A-HSP Kev 187 fFlagI Vice 1-idip1iralMeCain, CCoiuL5eeCarTaskForee Pacific 7 HURNET CCV 125 lFlagB Rear nimiral Clark, CTask Group Commanderl BELLLAU noon CCVL 241 Task Unit 38.l.2: lsuppert Unitl U55 BOSTON fCn 691 CFlagJ dear Admiral hiltse. Uss CANBMRA can 701 r Uss HICHITA can 1,53 Task Unit 38.1.3 CSereen Unitl Destroyer Destroyer Destroyer Squadron 46 Squadron l2 Division 92 Task Unit 38.1.4 fsurfaee Striking Unitl USS BOSTON lFlagl USS CANBERRA USS WICHITA Destroyer Division 92 SEPTEMBER l9bh 6 ,,, Un5P launched strikes against Palau, Ngebesus. 7 ,.. Ud5P launched strikes against Ngebesus, nngaur 8 ,,, WASP launched strikes against Koror, Angaur. 9 ,,, wnsP launched strikes against Digas, Buayan, Cagayan, Mghgba, Padada. lOne year from today MASP will arrive at Pearl Harbor, en route home her purpose completed and vietery wenq 2 CLiI'fiOld.S A ,,, WASP launched strikes against Padada, Malabang 42M 1 V 21 ff? fi , ,Va QA, ,. . f' 35 ' 1: 75' 1 r - . . .li-Hi'1l.li: ii'iwQ5Q1lfU,G'I - K t X: t f 1 Q Qu 0vfQvtri,fQtQ-112,la231QCL.....- 7 - - -our launched strikes ugoiust Cebu and Uesros obiopiug. . .AJP luunehed strikes against Bueolod, Doma- GUCUO, Niieunte, Monoplu and Cebu. .. one! lauueued strikes ugoinst Davao, P dado, muoonget, Celebes and Derong. at 0800 USS FQALNHOLT and UQS GduY50N left formation to conduct shore bombardment, Cope Sen Augustin. ...'guoP luunehed strikes against horotei. ... U55 MOETLABY reported to Commander Task Group 38.1 for duty and joined disposition, replae- K ing U55 LLLLogU HOOD. Refueled destroyers and conducted routine flight patrols for four days, ,,,2:QJPTpiggQg ijgg5L5ygggJggQiiu Qgy - four strikes of combined fighter, bomber and torpedo planes. duo? launched two combined strikes against Men- ilo Day shipping and port installations. ut 0715 3u5p undgy Q sixteen minute dive bomber dttQCk by oDGkCS,H H0seors,H and JHonpsd that ngvcrgq in clouds. fun? splashed one plone on stirboord boom. 4251 ..,. 22E2.ln:.Q559N9LQQX,:.lQ1DPQybQrL,9QnQgnuoaD I Z4 .... ASP launched three strikes against Visayas, N0Sros and Cebu shipping. nt 172A LAS? took departure from Task Frooe 38 for Manus, Admir- Qlby 1SlGnds, Bismarck Archipelago. 2E25S9Q.BQPaEQ2s 27 --- V552 N 28 .., UAS? anchored in Soadler Harbor, Manus Island. . OCTOBER 1954 2 ... Task Unit 38.l.l, Task Unit 38.1.2 and Task Unit 38,l.3 underway and stood out of Menus Island never to return during world Jar II. Commander Second Carrier Task Force Pacific' in NASP. This force will, beginning A-10 Day, 110 Getoberl strike Okinawa Jima, Formosa, Lazon and Central Philippines. TASK GROUP 28.1 TCLSK Unit 38.1-el ,Q ' U83 MAS? CFFD Vice Admiral John 8. MeCain,USN U66 HORNET USS CONPBNS USS MOHTBAEY Task Unit 38.1.2 CSupp0rt Unitl Uss Bosron cry Rear ndniral ailtse. U55 CANEERRA Ulgfzi .IICLIITA ' Task Unit 38.1.3 iSCr0On Unit? Destroyer Siuadron A6 Destroyer Division 92 ' Destroyer Squadron 12 C267 g,nrn1,f Qn3onoLQ9rF:,i9cnQtcr,-ccnuinucab 53 Task Unit 38.l.L Kburface Striking Unitl ig 6 OOO 7 ll! 9 '09 10 OOO ll OOO 12 ... lNote Uss sosrcn CFlagD i7 Uss cnnsnaan i U35 '. I ICHITLL Destroyer Division 92 Very heavy seas and wind resulting from typhoong 5 lc I 3 it be 15 1' wave caused a broken back and death of one nan , 4 1, 'I' on catwalk above forecastle. CNote 1.5 i if '4 1 USS BAOJN and fOODJOHTH reported tO CTG 38.1 ' for duty. 5 Mustered VT-ln VF-lu VB-la Cantain 'CW Ros- ! I ! .L acker, USMC, Jackson, Carl T., GMZC, and Mar- Q chute, John C., Slc, abreast the island struct- ure on flight deck for presentation of medals by Vice Admiral John 5, McCain, Commander Second Carrier Task Force, Pacific. Launched four combined strikes against Okinawa and Nana Jima. Launched fighter sweep against Appari and North- 5 u I 2 3. ern Luzon. K 5 Epragsghgtrfgzifiai?tiHO,bX.earriar.nlsassi 5 JQSP launched four strikes against Toshien and 5 U Takao on Fgfmggn, Night snoopers dropped flares. it l: RUTH, Jillian H., BM2c, 300 36 12, USN, of 3 milwaukee, wisconsin., Q X ,,. 4271 l 4. - 'A ., PaigeL.SlQQ5Qu9LOQXii9CigbcrlpcontinnedJ 13 .. lb .. Launched four combined strikes against Heite CHQ OKUYQHU On Formosa. Under attack at 1833 by 8 to lO low-flying Betty type torpedo planes approaching from starboard quarter, accompanied by Zekes and Oscars. Opened fire with 5Wf38 guns and automatic weaponsg shot down four Bettys. at 1835 USS CANBERRA, close aboard, received two torpedo hits that were meant for ,nsP - two boiler rooms and both engines 0 Launched one strike of combined fighters and bombers against Okayama on Formosa. At l8Al uns? opened fire at Betty type torpedo planes coming in from dead aheadg to avoid torpedo, right full rudder was executed. Torpedo caught the U55 HOUSTON? which had taken the OnNBERRA's place and position two and one-half hours be- fore, USS HOUsTON commenced abandoning ship at 1932 on stormy night The ship was out of control nd settling qU1CKlY At 2010 U53 IOUoTON w s t ken in tow by the USo BOSTON and ceased c idoning Shlp 28 rw Ls - ' . I fi F4 ' Li. ' . 4 -C' . . , FW 1 ' Cl Ll- . 9 U l-3 fo rw fm CL' L11 0 Q PART I .......J2EQHQ!EWff,UN50PQFn99QZEwQQL- 15 .. 16 Ill H Fifty-seven fighters were launched for enemy interceptions. U55 OnKlMND, USS SAN DIEGO, USS MILLER and USS MnRSHnLL reported for duty With Task Group 38.1. United states Ships IEICIIITA, CU7fli.iNfj, BUANL5, BELL, CiL1rblLlTTfh1 01161 KNnPP were detached to proceed to Task Group 3 30.3. At 1630 under attack by 6 to 8 enemy X, dive bombers. For the first time WASP gener- 3 ated smoke screen - starlit night. These few days following 12 October were the most tense in the ship's history. Hours of General Qpar- ters and sporadic day and night attacks. And the JASP was one elected to stay behind to protect the two crippled cruisers and act as a lure while the main force probed for the , enemy fleet, one to two hundred miles north. , Rendezvoused with Task Group 38.2 and 38.3 to 5 T form striking force 3 USS SALT lnhi CITY, U55 PENSACGLA and USS CHES-I n TBR reported to CTG 36 1 fel duty im 29 for possible fleet action. u ,' VW - FW, p 'I i' L .E:..'13.L I ...U:L+f'Uff9JfQGY fpO,Qltpopbper eontinuedl l7 ... Conducted negative air searches for enemy Q Q Q 20 ... o 9 0 22 ... ill surface units, Ldunched three combined strikes against Luzon. Launched two eonbined strikes against Min- ddneo and the lending beaches of Leyte. The only Jepgnese prisoner to be transported in the ,,...5P was trzzxisferred from the 'Udo CiIH,i1l.1- ING5. The polite and grateful surviving reor- sedtmon of L splashed Japanese plone, teen- ager Abe Nojoi, Q perior Potty O7 ...' ieer, Radio- man, Imperial Japanese Navy, was sent to sick Bay. Uos COJPQNS reported for duty with TG 38.1. L route to Ulithi. USQ HANCOCK, escorted by U55 IEDDERBURN, U55 STUCLHMM, joined the formation, where- Uoon the lest two proceeded on mission oss 1 bil 0 o ttle for Lille Gulf to l st 3 dtys. USS C D1 oi.LL BOD Beideo I1 LU LLL aided ioruition. 0 A.. gg, F i 2 fi + wx I , fd 3553 F 1 4 fi in X z C O M' , Lam. if 2? lo, is g if ,511 z f' E .L H 1 - . ,,,, , rw ' :Q 5 H LJ -L ' ' . . A - Lk 'f , , 1 1 ZL, QM M,, ov ,Qs ..il...... It S. d T 3i . . if of V I wiv ':TV', 1 T 'X'--' rw 1 Q , .LiJ.1.lLlL1.J LJ , ' , 7 ' C' -j 1 '1 Til ' 1, ' . .5 .0 , . .V-L ' 13 3 di, j ff , d . lg ' 1 :Q l 3 sp ' 'ff-sz14ffamzf 1 r I, 5:55 'F 255 ip 1, 5 , .. 53 'if ,r I M, E QA ' ! 4 '5- . I -X 1 N1 o PART I ' Q3iQU9LQvX,iQypober, continued? 25 ... Launched one combined strike against Sgmgy Iglgnd 26 ... L ensued three combined strikes against Visnyas. Usb HnNOOCh detached to join Task Group 38.2, O I f M1 . - I . 21 ... Moved down mn aisle of cheering ships and anch- ored in Berth l2, Ulithi L geon, in 20 fatnoms of water. Commander service Squadron Ten and senior Oxfieer Present in USS PRAIRIE. ?ro- ViSiOnOd and armed ship. 30 ,., Vice a.nirnl John Q. MeCQin relieved Vice ni- miral Marc A. Mitscher ns Cormander T.sk r,.' Force 38 - Fl., temporarily in UASP. Tme prisoner of N,r in the no? left his private room QSick Bay Isolation Jardb and was delivered under guard to the SS Cape Newenham, for further transport- ation to Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean nrea, QNote 21 NOVEMBER 1255 I OP uiderway t l205 with ...k1iKJ 1 Task Group 38.1 te strike enemy aircr ft, irborne ind grounded Llrcr ft 1 in North Luze QNOtQ 2 Pulau dt to orders of bonionder oervice oquad ron Ten., l 2 l- i ' X CL I . '. 1 N ' kv. ' Lf, . , 5' an 'nstallations, shipping ' n Q 1 , ,N I I - ' xi Q : vt LL' ' ' I Lbs T v oven er con inuec ,1aar.i..r.Q1rQNreLQ,fr.,.c.N if A up 1, Q rr, ll .. lb 17 ... lil 19 ... 20 ... 21 .. JHSP UUGCTWUY from Guam in accordance with orders of Commander Task Group 38.5, p launched combined strikes with Task Group IL JLLIJP 33.5 U8HiHSt manila Bay and Nichols Field. Task Unit 38.5.2 ordered to report to CTU 38.l.3. JUS? temporarily detached from her Group to rendezvous with U85 PECO8 to transfer, at lO39, Vice admiral J, S, McCain, USN, and his staff, who had been aboard RuBP since 18 Aug- ust 19th. . U55 ALABAMA detached from WASP Task Group 38.1 no report to Terr Group 58.4. Uss oriarrnn reported for duty. ' t 'an Fernando UAS? launched strikes agains De a , Lavag, santa Cruz, nppari, Tarlac, Cabanatuan and Lingayen Gulf. r Uss er.1rL.rND, Uss BUHI5, Uss BOYD acurrliea to report to Task Group 38.2. USS PnSnDENA, 'LL UH' TWORNE USS DXYSON and with USS MC CA , oe r , U55 ALABAML reported to Task Group 38.1. 1 t Use BOSTON and U58 POKTlmND detached from TQSK Group 38.1. Q C333 PART I - CHin.ONOLQQ'X:pp:-p 23 -.. DcSDiv lOo reported for duty with Task Group 38.1. 24 ... nuchvrcd in Berth 24, Ulitni Lagoon through 30 November, arming and provisioning ship. DECEI-QBER ion, Underway from Ulithi in accordance with orders l ... from,Commander Task Group 38.1 and formed the usual cruising disposition '5R,W 2 ... keturned to Ulitni and anchored in Berth 20, 23 fatnous of water, and commenced re-arming and provisioning ship through 9 December. Commander ocrvice Squadron Ten and SOPA in USS PRnIRIE. 10 ,,, Underway again from Ulithi Atoll in company with Task Group 38.1 to support HL-3U operation. by strikes on northern and central Philippines Loco Note 35 - to neutralize the enemy's air power and to close his harbors. CNote 3: ln accordance with Commander oecond Carrier Task Force opcedletter OOOl3 of 7 December l9l+Lp.J C310 i2QQlQL4l.QQ5ONOQQGY1iDQcomberL,continuodl . l W. '- 11s2:J+lQUP133,l Task Unit 35.1.1 Uupi U55 Usb Usb Task Un Udo i0gETOnN CFlagl dear admiral A.F.Montgonery,USN COJPLN5 1.1011 '1'LlRIL'Y it, 33-l.-2 mnoononU5ETT5 CFJ Rear Admiral G,B, Dgvig, USN fSupport Unitb USD ALABAMA USS BGSTCN Uotj B14.1.TI1vi0RE USS SHN FHANCISCG USS SHN DILGO USS Nile ORLEANS Task Unit 38.1.3 CSoreen Unitl Destroyer Dsstroyer Destroyer Squadron 47 - Squadron Y 53 Division 105' Destroyer Division 106, 12 ... lu-16. 18 OOO ncndczvouscd an 1200 with Task Force 38 at 15 degrees North and 132 degrees East. Set course for operation area east of Luzon: 16 degrees North, 123 degrees, 30 minutes East. Launched five strikes of fighters and fighter- st Lnzon airfields carrying 500- bonbers again pound bombs and rockets. 1 First Txghogn, Flight operations cancelled due tg heavy 5935, snip's course led to within 33 miles of typhoon center. Wind velocity 95 knotsg UAS? suffered little damagc- i351 PMT I can ONOLOGY Q W bbr L ntmucd, E nlnd Q lp 01X nornlno Qnctor Sv Lonns nndn oy no? 11 ttonpt EJ lgc no QUTVlVO1S of the foundcrod dnsbroynls as wg l s tnnsn w sncd svcrbonrd flOH otnor SAlOS rgsults HCQQtlV nntorcd Ullbal LLQOOH, rc r cd and provlslon ul Qnlp tnraugn 26 Docelbor .. Ch1lotM1S Dgln Tno 4xQP' flTSt ind lust nwgy fron tnn UHltOd states durlng tnc :nr Dhou S nds of s cks sf wnll nd p.cLagcs Cand frult Onkyo, gonor tcm gOlDUl1O good ohoor and ornsod hOMCSlCiHCSS for ll h nds. . Undorw y for t1o dey to 1 unch ull TC1LlHlHg VB 1TCTLft fuOllQlVCTS, for fllbht to Gunn VB oqu Qron Cbololigl dotnchud fTO1 I SP CNoto LJ nncnorod vn Ulltdl 1toll, ro Illhg Und pTOV1SlOD lng Shlp untll follawlng Q y KNoto Q. In accordance wlth Coun1rForPao dlspntch 2600321 C36 PLRT I Ch ONOLUGY fDoo lber CO1tlDUOd, Undorw y 38 1 on 1 ind uwruos C000 N050 51 oooratlng Wltd T sk Group 20 d y 11SSlOH to neutrollze ono1y nov lf forces ad SHlpJlHg lH the Ryukyus Chln Co st Luzon ro prlor to WS D y T sk oo Uub Uoo Ubo T Slx. UQJ U30 U05 Usb Ubo Uno T oh uiOUP 36 l Unlt 30 l l 10.110 N QF1 Q do r uoulral A RoGford,USN u1..lO C1BO1 Unlt Bo 1 2 leupport UDlt7 QOUTL D.n0TA Vloo dnlral L Loe,Jr ,USN 1 bo CHUOLTTD B0b1ON EL IIFIIAOIUZ o.m FQANCIQCO 51M DILGO Destroyer bqu dren 53 Destroyer Dlvlslon 105 Destroyer D1VlSlOd 106 rwsk Unlt 38 1 3 KSCTC Destroyer D stroyer Do troy r De troyor Destroyer Destroyer oqu dren D1V1S1OH Dlvlslon bquodron Dlvlslon Dlvlslon 121 12? 10 10 o UH1t, J1NU,RY 1252 1015 day, wud t1o no t 1 unehed StT1KOS gT1DSt hordes SJbClTl1ZlDQ, s usu 1 on 1Tf1OldS and Shlpplhg iNote 5: In obedience to.CTG 33-l 0P'0RDEH Gf 27 D00 l9h45 - ,..,... .1Z.fQ...l..l:,iQ.li,1i9rfU!+0ii'1Q1 -LSI Q-1l1lQ31'l, Cont inued 5 6 ... 9 X000 ll OOO 12 OIC 16 .CO 20 ODI 21 ... Launched strikes against Luzon Qiyfigldg. P3tQI9Qn2QHEh.ChihQm5eo through Boshi Channel on route to attack French Indo Chine - into the throat of the enemy dragon. Fueled escorts for usual night high speed run to attack at next sunrise. Following left formation to join Task Group 38.22 U53 BOSTON, Use BnLTlhOR3 and Oestroycr squadron 61, less hnDDOX, TAUSSIG, 5nhUBL H. MOOJE. BlitzcilpcisnneQnQiQQnrnnhiBQ1 4 Pullcd thO teeth fron.the drogon's mouth. Use FLINT, U53 CnbbIN, USS LAJS detached from Task Group 3s,3. Uss nltrincnr, ess Besrcn and screening destroyers rejoined formation. Launched strikes against Hong kong ond Canton oirfields end shipping. Re-entered the Pacific Ocean, unchallenged, after on ll-day sweep of insolence and des- truction against the cneny's UGO-prosperity 5phere.H Conducted strikes against Formosa airfields and shiniing x 8 ,lffill ,9li30UQLilC15C-r,LL31ue.ry , o ont inue d 2 22 ... Conducted strikes against airfields and shipping, Okinawa. O 23 ... Usd BOSTON and BMLTIMOKE detached from Task l Group 38.1 to proceed on assigned duty. Zh .yu U05 hM55m3HU5LTT5 And Usd SOUTH DALOTA With screening destroyers, left disposition en rdssion assigned. anchored in Ulithi L geen, 2d fatnems, sand 26 ... and coral bottom, and reported to Commander Fifth Fleet for duty. Vice admiral Hare A. Mitseher, USN, Commander First Carrier Task O Force arrived on board. P FEBRUARY 1252 3 ... Qaninenfjgnjinp squadrons 216 and 21 re erted QPQQIQOQQFMQUEXL 4-6 ., Operated K3ee Note 63 in the area of Ulithi in Cgmpapy with Task Unit 58.1.7 KUSS HORNET and Scvcn dcstfgygrgj and conducted flight operat- ions, mock attacks and BUHDOPY OXOrOiSeS. MGT' ing Cgrsair fighters were flown aboard A February. 7 ,,, Vice admiral L re U. MiUSCUCf, U5Na OOUHCHQOT .Cr..'JI'CC, down his flag in US5'JsQP. H fNqte 6: 1' obedience to CTG'53-l OTQCT i'45 5f'2 FOb'b5, 1393 ' l ' PART I CH30N9eL9.QY1l.P :J115fH5kr1,,, Cont inuegl THSK Unit 58.1.3 toereen Unity caps. J.H.cartor. nighteen destroyers. , Destroyer Squadron 61 Destroyer Division 121 Destroyer Division 122 Destroyer Squadron 25 Destroyer Division 49 Destroyer Division 50 inn 1 ies first n vxlmyl nes to Cttaek Tokyo. Lnunehed ottoeks tc inst lokyo rem second Q y of fifth nieet ttieks on the enemy e gitol tnsf flitrs etnsized one enemy light carrier lg 1OkODou h Ybor .,, L unehel stiihes eg inst Chi Chi Eine od e b fourth tnd Fifth Dog J vi iwo Jiia invt e B ieorneo ut sen for the oiine Divisions -o first tire tn fuelee slip. L inenen suppoit stiikes tgninst Iwo Jiio 7 T ttook Uou ouKAfUG1 Utdwf T sk uioups UBL0 L , gigs itny 'Bogi s hit by foul suicide ern 1 an Radar SCTOCU. s or Iwo Jing. Lin suJ,orted our troop eonduetec Tokyo strikes for tHe triid tire MAAGH 1942 .. Le unened strikes g inst t he still unfohilior 1 Okinawa dino and MlYsK0 JDJ-' itll -' AMT ..L,L,,9::+i.QlL'2,1:O,GYr I .L9lQs2f'.Cl1jL, 5 311 tailnued D A ... Back none in Ulitni atoll - last resort of V110 T11-iffl Clllfl Fifth Fleets. Rear ,rdniral 7 Ill J-1 ooo 13 sou lb ... Thomas L. oprague, USN, Commander Carrier Division Tnree arrived on board. Commander Task Group 58.1, Rear ndniral J.J. Clark, USN, came aboard te present awards and citations to personnel of sir Group 81. Lxplosions and fire observed on stern of USS RnNDULPH following surprise kanikaze attack. Personnel aboard all ships were at after dinner movies. 1 nir Group 86 reported aboard with 185 officers 1 no 81 and Marine 3,uadrens and 148 men. sir are 1 216 and 217, new disenbarking for the United states, flew 25 strike days, lest 13 pilots and 3 Qiycrcwmgn, nir Group Comnander'F. J. Brush, of this unit, was first naval flier te fly over Tokyo. , sortied from Ulitni Mtoll attached to Task Group 58.1 to assist in destroying shipping -Okinawa area. and defenses in the Lmpire-Formosa Enemy airnower was on the wane. This was the beginning of tne neutralization of Okinawa for invasion. C M23 ART I MGI' Gibb p Cplnltllpugd, ju lb -- UJHUlHUOQl. +noP'ettecned to deer nunirn J.J. 01nrk's Task Group 58.1 end Fest Carrier GTOUP UHOQ Udo HOANLT, flagship. Rear ndnirol Thomas L. ogrngue, UAN, in InoP, 15 ... Conducted strikes against kenoye, Japan, mnny bogics on moder screen. enemy plane snot down 70 yards from JnsP. no? shot down one plane diving on the snip after the p11ne's bomb missed tne Use HORNET. 19 ... Conducted strikes egoinst Lube and Renova, Jepeng several unidentified eircroft. Steaming et 25 lmots in ,ND i'or1.1a'.ti-on for eir attacks. git 0707 Use FJANLLIN nit nerd. nb 0ZQ2:Q2QQ'Qggbed lsec note SD by diving 'JudyH that released e 5L0-lb ordinary Navy type semi-armor piercing bomb wnicn exploded on the third deck, just aft ef nidsnips. tins? stoyed in fornetion end in one hour was reedy for flight operations. Casual- ties were 102 deed or nissingfsbg Nggg 91 ggja' nt 0832 fn5P fired ut enemy WJil1W 200 wounded, ! diving at Ship, 'HAJP eveded with full right cd burning, about 30 feet ld r- 'Jill' cresn I'U.f.L O , l ce-ert lu to 21 March, Secret! cNQtQ gg see ine? nation 1-p 0, 1 D a uf- dffd and nissing on Pietc I, Appendices ldote 9: List of uhm I 0.33 QQQQ I - CHAONOLOGY - imnrcn continued! 19 f.. fCOHbiHUOdi. from Deck plge elevator. Nineteen bodies of deceased personnel were comnitted to the seo with appropriate ceremony. 20 ... Proceeded to fueling ered. beventy five bodies of deceased personnel were committed to the see with appropriate ceremony. Use FAnNLLIN was being towed. 21 ... Task Group 58,2 Qcripplesi ordered to Ulithi. Ksee Note 107. Rear ndnirel Davison in command of 4n5P. deer Admiral Bogen second in commend of MAAF. The Group consisted of U55 JnSP, U55 FJMNKLIN, Usb LNTBRJRISE, USS onNTn FE and Destroyer Senedron 52, jnuP te report for local repairs. Five bodies of deceased personn cl committed to the sed with appropriate cere- l-lOI'ly o CNote 10: lnS? received visual dispatch 210218 from ere 58.1 no CTU 58.1.2.5 Chu? A 'Sh PAUQT I .........QU-.4930 110 LiYl,,i',f 1129-X Q11 , U e gi tilnu e 22 2h ... 25 OOC 26 COO CNotC l QNote l 'r'- 1 .. gms? transferred from Task Group 58.1 te 'C C751 1: Task GTUUP 53.2. Commander Carrier Jivision i Tq 11700 QRCQIQ rr-- 'iflfil Tr QJICLQUQ, U,jNl ,find Stgff V f 'VA ' transferred fron UnSP to Uos HnDDOX for transfer. iQ USS BENHAM transferred Commander Carrier Div- W if ision Two Cdeor Admiral K. Davison, UJNJ ond , .5 ,o rrier Division Four .Q stuff, plus Commander Cn Cdeor Admiral J. Begun, USNJ and staff to JASP1 U .1 CouDurDivTwo QCTG 58,25 hoisted flag in QASP. ' nnenored in Berth 8, Ulitni lngoon, forward . ' ares bose of the Third and Fifth fleets. Com- CorDiv Two SOFA-in JASP, Commander Service -squadron Ten and SOFA in USS OCELOT for admin- i istrative purposes. C 'Usd nJnX alongside to eonduet repeirsg diving - operations snowed no damage to hull. . Unleaded ns many stores es possible before it leoving forword ores. Knee Note 117. UAS? 'Q ordered to renrl for repairs when ready for sea, Q QSQQ N050 lglg .ConCarDiv?FourgTStnffQ.left ship, f ' 4 1: AS Qireeted by Commander service squadron Ten! CinePee secret dispoteh 261219, action Con- 2: servnon Ten and CTC.53.2l fu5J 45 1 BA-ll A' fel.eiQlN Ol-'.QiF.Y..L'...QlielT,Ql1AL...,QOi3jQ,l11upQ-L 27 --. ViSudl dispatch 271117 from Port Director to gnoP: Proceed unescorted as scneduled.d U53 AJAX east off. uno? ordered to report to Port Director for routing to Pearl with maximum prac- tical speed. Qoee Note l3J near ndniral Began, 28 .. 'UsN, assumed eonnand of Task Group 58.2 tnis date. Pursuant to order s of the Comnanding Officer, Commander in B. Cook, UQNA, snip's First Lieut- enant, was ordered of battle damage. tnat saved so many stood out of the na via nniwetok atoll. Brooklyn Navy Yard deck up.l to Pearl by air with report Use FnsNkLIN and the cruiser of ner crew, USS SANTA FE, I rbor, botn bound for Pearl cuss FADNLLIN continued to to be rebuilt from second D ' I4 from the necklace isles The Uss inbl uneervay of Dlitni ntoll and tne recreation island of Meg Log for tne last time in oorld ear II. :ASP l skirting Truk 200 miles proceeded independent y, to tne nortn. 4000 Note 157 image 13: Compgyvnon lO visual'dispaten 270302.l ' P'1cuae's dispatch Qmoto ln: In obedience to Jin Lo Q6l21Q, naren l9A5.D !u67 - v ff? revr 1 - emeuetoer - tepminucdy 'W' M- L' A ... ,,,,,.....-, ...-4,,,,......... -----.-.-- ... lift 'ix ,.. 3. 'S APRIL 1QQQ Q 1 ... TWO April Firsts and twe Lestersg eressed the Q International Date Line, steeging east. A 2 ... Ueered st Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, a few minutes eueed of Ues FgsNLLIN. Met by JsVEs f and Q Navy bend playing 'Cslifernie, Here I M Cane' - Qerele rather high. deer Admiral Jsvisen, UQN, CemGerDiv Two and stuff left the ssip - temporary duty completed. 5 ... Underway Qeee Note 155 free Berth F-9, Pearl Qerber for fuget oeund Navy Yard. ETA Q55- tiseted Tise ef sirivsll 1200 ll April l9N5S thus began sleepless nights and nervous in- digestion. Six-hunered4f5ot Going some pennant streamed from masthead into the wake. ut Diamond Mead, pessed the new Und Ben Homme Richard steaming into Pearl Merber and to the wer zone for the first time. gyobc 15: In Qgggrggnee with Cemsirrae dispatch O600l25. lu77 I o v CH5WN,0oL0GYN-i oi ' ' fi-LQ? 1l..iQOsQ1i1.uQsD. In ,W 'A 3 i .'4 I I v 1 A L. '14 25 W 5, ,RT ,gl gg - a if: 5 lO . . Rosenberry, nlbgrt H., 3m3C, 819 27 75, USER, ,di Sift of .lillow Hill, Penne., died from multiple my burns acquired during eneny bomb explosion ffl N Cm 19 ivlurcli l9L,5. Body committed to the seo 4 with appropriate ceremony. U.s. Navy Blinp wk loll t, L-7l reported for escort duty ond was detached -if from escort duty. Une your age the mug? was dw in fedrl HQTDOT, preparing for ner maiden h trip to the ver zone. tp ll ... L ing to off Edrt sngeles and Ldiz Hook, .Q .nsnington, in fuget o und, after steaming 1 i ZQB6 miles from Pearl, end prepared to take id? aboard Navy Yard party. Next, onenored off if bloke lslond to unload onzfiunition end the first Leave f rty. moved to eineloir Inlet, ng Bremerton, qesnington. V' 13 , noored to fier 6, Puget bound Navy Yard, fQ Qjfcl-131-ton, ,,Lj,S11i1'1,f5tO11, seri lQGIllOI' Officer ,i fresent .ifloetl was Cpnileliflillis Uffiwl' Of U55 L xington. iii lip - 2l...l1t rest on keel Bloelisefteli' IlOVi116 'UO D15' Dock Liugjoer 5. .rg 1 i . S E -4 l J' 31' I 4RTwlV:FCQdbMOLQQg - ge ntinuedl .1f:2...l MAX 1255 25 ... docked as before. Captain U, G. Switzer, U5N,. wb Pcliovcd Captain O. yveller, Usn as england- ing Uffieer of the ship. Major ships presentl ? Ups LQAILGTUN QQOPQJ, Usb ssAnTesa, Uos ELL Jad- QBY Qsaniral Halsoyis former flagshipl, Uss e nfaa'L.aJD, Uos nI1m1gni1eL1s. - 27 ... Flooded drydoekg moored to Qger 6C, Puget oound Navy Yard, Bremerton, i.sbin5ton. 28 ... Ulandler, We A., b2e, 671 86 00, UDNK, Ogla- bona City, Onla., died after being overcome in Compartment A-603-A tnat had been damaged by fire the day previous. JUNE lQgQ 1 ... During the Navy Yard availability from 12 april llot- ' 1 1 56A man days were a l9L5 be 1 JUDO l9M5, 5 ' ed JUS? Qaily QO MM quad nouse'and cabins wer and SOOO Navy Yard emi oloyees worked in the t was increased by seven . The afmamen s, plus six 50 Cal. quads. T-o pilot flag flat were lengthened forward. aaa e installed in the former C.I.C. xnd 1 W 2:7 ii P2Q2,lfL.GM5QNOLQQX.f CQ ,tinuedl ,: .- 1 - - fC-.G.l Air Plot Spaces. C.I.C. and Air Plot were installed on the U-2 DOCK lgvgl, bgtwggn the center line and the island structure. Dince arrival in the United states, the ,359 received about A50 new men and transferred about LOG. 2 , ,'Underway independently for dcgoussing, test firing and training exercises. fSee Note l6J. 3 ... Underway from Blake Island nncnorege for edd- itionel exercises end full power run l33.b knotsl. Passed bonb-burned U55 BUNLLA HILL arriving in Puget bound from Pearl Harbor. 5- 6 ,,, sncnored off Blake Island, Puget bound, and leaded bombs. 7 , , near ndmiral Bnllentine, UQN, Comnender Fleet sir, seattle, came on board for presentation. of ewdrds C16 awards to officers end A6 awards to enlisted noni relating to the enemy action I of 19 Maron l9t5. Use QNTLAERISE stood in from rgnrl Hnrbor and ancnored 8000 yards away. iNote 16: In eccordence with orders of Comnnndant, l3tn Naval District, despatch 011835, June l9h5. fjf gf ' K 5 O , at 'Q he 1 . l , I. ,- ,M v 1 ' ,y A 'W ish A 1 V ' .. ' 2' I m BART I - ChdONoLOGY - CJunc continued.D 9 '-- UUQCTUUY independently from Blake Island anchor- Q50 for 033 Francisco, California. Cece Note 171 'Z ll can jd tr 13' Tv loorb O Llor VO, Laval air station, Alameda, , California. oOrn in U55 MLNDOCINO. Commander Q JOSCPH C- Clifton, UQN, reported on board for duty as Executive Ufficer. l2 ... Completed fueling snip and taking aboard 103 air- planes. CVG 86 reported aboard for duty. CVG 95 V reported aboard for transportation. of 13 ... Underway from nlaneda to Pearl harbor with USS . BAIQTOL. enSP and BRISTOL Consitutcd Task Unit 12.7.1 fbeo Note 181. 19 .., Moorod to Berth FQN, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, after flying off 87 aircraft to report to Barber's , , o Point, Oahu, T.H. SOFA is Cincpac. 20 ,,, CVG 95 left the snip, transportation completed. e CVG 86 left the ship to report to CnSU 2, NAS, p Barber's Point, Oahu, T.H., for temporary duty. A l fdoe Note 19.5 ' V CNote 17: ln accordance with orders from Commander Jestcrn ' oea Frontier, despatch 052249, JUHQ l9b5.5 . i INote 18: In obedience to orders from oonmes5oaFron, serial Q27-CNR 12 June 1945.1 a M W cmoto 19: pursuani to orders of Uomnlrrac despatch l7Ol5O,p p June l9h5. - ff i513 .E.1il. l3.QlJ09Yl :ll 5lgL11Q,oo,ooQnu11iuQq1 22'27 - dCC0TdiHS to ComCarDiv ll Jinc dispatch d o29 . lNote 20 ' Y ' - l90302' ASP and two destroyers designated Task ' GTOUP l9.h CTG and OTC in NASP. O3-Plan CVl8 ' No. 2-45 followed. Day and night gunncry xi practised and night carrier qualifications conducted. bimuldtcd strike day procedure employed for training.of the ship as well as air Group 92 and air Group'52 CNightJ. ' precommissioning . Giptain H, J, elattery, USN, senior officer and Lxecutive Officer since comm- issioning, Zu November l9u3, was detached and ordered to report to Banana diver, Florida, as Coaaanding Officer of Naval hir station, Banana diver, Underway from Berth For 5, Ford Island, pwrl gmazgsr, Uss slurriznisr, HEALY, Y designated Task Group l9.A. C566 Note 201 a 'Until rcontering Pbarl narbof U Jvly l9b5, Sims ulatod Strike gay pfgggdurc, quQllfiCGtiOD ' landings, and day and aight gunnery will be pracw tised in accordance with Op-Plan CVl8 No. 3-M5. Air Gygup 52 CND flew aboard, 4 l In accordance with ConCarDiV llxdospatoh 271335, June, l9h5.l 4 V Z 14 , 4 Q, , ,1 ' .534 fx 1 1 if 9: 6.3, -use . V L l' gig 5 .Zz is ...dj , QA .,g .'j A 'fp pf .ka v ,- ' if .45 ,A -1' 'ff is ,4 ,Q Q W R V I NL :fp ' I f J., .V a 31 ,T A Q shi ' we ,iar, .,.h ,.. , Ab, 'wi C527 l ,Q dm PART I - CHRUNoLQQX :wiQ9QplnpQQl 'pi JULY 1255 4 ,.. Training cruise over. mpored to Berth Fox 2, Ford island, Pearl Harbor. ll ... Underway attached to T sk Unit 12.5.3 eonmanded by Captain w. G. 5-itzer, Usn, in Uss piss. This t Task Unit en route to E iwetok Atoll, planned to ii conduct exercises and drills and on l8 July f attack and photograph like Island. CSee Note 211 - 3 air Group 86 flew aboard 5 ' '- an- ' '15 ...-crossed International Date Line steaming west, A, skipped l5 July l9h5. p 18 ... L unehed strikes against take Islandg dress rghggrgal OVGTQ ass? ready again for the battle pf line. time New 223 ' A 19 ,,, ngenored in Egiwetok Atoll. SOFA is ComSsrDiv lO2 in.'U5o skGONNE. T sk Unit 12.5.3 is dissolved and,i TQSK Unit 30,2,6 was formed. QSse Npte 23.1 I .. Tagk Unit 30,246 iIssP, BENNEn, TEARYJ underway.C23 21 . 26 4 1 Nate 23.1 'Q to Commander Task Group 38.h. o,t cNOtO 21: According to Op-Order serial 0020 CVl8fAh-3,- 10 July 1491+151-.7 1 ,p 2 f 1 ,.'q T Q' '1e.de'ai sq. nd 23222 33: Aiogggfig to CinePae's dispatch 1520175 P Action Report llfl8 Jul A 3 , ... Task Unit 30.2.6 dissolved upon reporting for dutyr J 5,m I - ChROmULOGY - Jul COHtlDUQd., ' TAQL GROUP 3 , -Tuoo Notc L, Task Unit 38.q.l CCQrrior Unit? mQar Agmiral d,dford5 Usa YOLChQTOnN Uses ...ASP mis ,1s1L.+.NG1a1 LA Usd B011 xioxma laluzuuw , U55 INJJLP3L1NDl5NCE Umm CQ! ,PENS W s Task Ullit 33-1+-2 CD' 'A4' :pport Uggitl ,Roar .mf.1IliI'i1l Badger , iBatDgv 71 Rwar Admiral Budgeri. U53 IO' -Am UM KBatDiv 93 dear Admiral Dunfiold 115.5 LJI5COLi:5IN C197 Udo luIuQO'U'RI UFTFB C.,-uD,1-v ILO. .Ili use A 1,111-al ..fLl.ltse than ,gUIlx2'CY my U00 BOSTON U65 UT. Ii-LUL U55 GLQICAGO Ups EJJINT 'Upo Qnlxi DILGO Uwsxioll 5Lp Ulu.: RJLQLLY CFD U35 .ADLEIGE-I Ulm NO1.-bmi-I a.5COTT U65 LJLLQTZZ U55 1'.'LONf,,JLIE Da,,SiJ1QV V Unis I,LGD13HufiOT QFD 'uw LC c+o .AN , Und HAIR 1 U55 LELL V'Ii-I M . T Tgsk Unit 3g.Lh3 qBQ't't1QSl1ig? ulgiti flour' Admlral s:5c1dge r ggatgiv 71 1-1033: f.CL1.1i11al iiiudggcr' W UUQ IOWA IFB Q W qBQtDiv 91 Roar niJirul uonf1elQ Uktigii 1.II.3CU13i3IN LLLSQGURI H+ O der Nc. 3-45, 20 Jul moto Zlyi .H.CC0l'AC1i11g to CLI' 38 OID' I' 4545 PART I - CAJUNULOGY - CJu1! continued! Task UHit 33 MWA CCruisor Unitl A Q Bank al v'1t ' QCruDiv 1Ol.Roar .ficiziirol Hilnge O r lr I1 so USS Usa 'Und Task U55 USS QU IN CY U 0111 CUGG BO ST ON ST . PAUL 1 Ugit 38.h.5 iooroon Unit5 Commodore Higgins F.LlNT SMH DTS GO Dcsiion Sli iles-:Div 107 DosDiv 108 ' DOSRO11 22 Dos U56 U55 Uno USCA U55 lv 113 lP1us Frank Knox? R023 DYTUJJJARD -. ,ATTS .HHN FRANK 11.135015 1011 Desi ' QQ DesDiv 105 floss Halsey Powell? U50 U .sb Usa Cuohnw if J C OIMEIAN UHUJIANN BESNEAJJI DoSDiV 106 U55 JEDDLRBURN CFB :Db Us.: T -, 1 BEING QT O CIQH1-XM num.. CHt0NOLOGY CJul continued! 28 ' NAA? 91un?S Qui? G?0QP 361 struck Yonago area - . . ,g nt hure, JnSP planes rolled the light cruiser OYGDG ever on her side and thoroughly bombed and set afire the battleship HnAUNn, causing her to be beached. 29 ... Cruiser Division 10 and screening destroyers detached to report to TU 3h,8.l for duty. 30 ... Launched attacks against Hiratsuku, Fujisawa and Maizuru Bay, Japan. Cruiser Division 10 t s ce'oined dispositions and screening des royer l'3 AUGUS2 lggi 7 ... U. S, arnxydro ood first atonic bomb inyhistor .ng--up-cn, - 1.,ss-an pl -IL l --rl , , fm Y ,nv . 'J-ll 17, -'r- ve, Sailiif as before in com- SELliZfQ5hiUQlnl9PaQ4. L 15 r v pany with Task Group 38.u. Officer in Tactical d Connand is Commander Task Group 38.u in U55 YORK- il eration of the war. TOWN - last cruise and op a airfields on Honshu. skgyfs air Group 86 struck 9 Ill Tno U, Q, army dropped the second and last atomic bgmb HSQQ in ,orld oar II on Nagasaki. hmny en- env planes shot down over Task Force. Ai 1612 ins? opened fire on HGIQCG' diViHS OU ShiP1 just JGraceJ was attacked by WASP plane 7000 after ow t down into water one feet overhead. JGTGCOH QLO hundred feet off starboard beam - the last kanikaze dive gn Q fleet unit in World War II. M 0 5 . 22321 10 ... 13 .. lb .., 1.5 one w,,.,, wr QSQQHHQQEEMZViiHQHE24Uggnjinuedl DL ' fx QL rj '.., A . . P . unchcu attacks against Tokyg plalns area. I It ls 1 ,., J. , r r Nm ,, - 1 . LdunCAbQ sbbecks J5MlHSt Tokyo rlains area. 'x,,. '3 1 7 s ,- . I 0,33 E L - idol boaoat All iatrol snot down two enemy Planes Qt 35 GHG 55 miles. The body of the lute LEE, 5- L', 510, 957 41 13, USNR, was committed to tae sea with appropriate ceremon- ies, following his death, caused by the pro- peller of a taxiing plane. Two Hnyrtsd snot down by yaSP Combat air Patrol at nl miles. Japanese News agency reported Japanese accept- ance of surrender note. Launched strikes against airfields in Tokyo area. has? Combat air Patrol snot down one of the last enemy planes in the war with Japan. deceived ALNAV 19A from the secretary of the Navy, addressed to all hands of the United btgtgs Navy, Ute take satisfaction in the conclusion of the war.N At 1300 Admiral Halsey, USN, Conmander of the renowned d Htet s Third Fleet, addressed his bnite Q a e Fleet and the British Pacific Fleet. The Seventh UAS? ended 205 months of very active duty in tne in months of Jorld Mar II. 5 K O O I S. PART I - c:zno1'oLoGY iAu.ust Continued T Fomeii 91038 C1'11iSinc disposition at O9l+O i fir Qeflakmpgotvaraphy of victorious third -'i Twie E Hhs ning GGOPQG V joined disposition. i.io' Q ti Sn Oday tne UGSP'S task group contained ii i. .- v A a LG iollowing. TG 38.n Admiral W. F. Halsey, USN, Commander ' . Third Fleet in USS Missouri Vice Admiral J. S. KoCain, USN, CTF 38 . . in USS'ShangrieLa Vice Admiral Rawlings, RN, Commander-in- Chief British Pacafio Fleet in HMS King George V ' Rear Admiral A. W. Radford, USD, CTG 38.4 in USS Yorktown At l7OO Vice Admiral Sir Henry Bernard Rawlings, RH, in his flagship King George V, addressed the United States Third Fleet and expressed the desire that the fleets of the two nations continue to meet and work together. A l9 . . . USS Wasp Marine Detail transferred to a destroyer for attachment to TF 31 ' s scheduled for occupation of Tokyo Bay Area. V V ,fg ,N 4.3, J, I. ,:,. . fa 20 . . . Detached from TG 38.A at 1345 and ordered ww to report to GTG 38.3 for duty according gg to ConThirdFleet's l902l5.' At l53O Rn reported for duty to TG 38.3 - OTC is Qi orc 3a.3 in Uss Randolph. p 35 At l7ll Wasp broke out the flag of Vice V QE Admiral Frederick C. Shennan, USN,' QQ Commander First Carrier Task Force, who .Agp transferred from the USS Swensen with .if lS officers. pgs 2l . HKS lndefatigable took station in dis i 1 position. 951 carrier planes flying for the cameras 22 O 0 X of the Third Fleet passed over the Jasp at l500. ! 25 . . Ninety-five miles from Shikoku and riding a , . , 5 1 1 4 4 F ' no 1. 11 ' 5' S552 9 ' Lx: .. - V - i nfg ap ,. 2575 vi . . lift gk ' llc: if ' L-.,. if , 'Gif P . f'f9ff?E1 0 'jf 'Y t .V My F- A! 9 R ,-. A ' , Fwd , o 5 57 I ' ' fi Yfxi v . - 'TUE' 'ffi . 2. . Y,L3:f75 - ' ii 4 'W PART I QliO11Qiqfag cimeptignmuepdl gggelgggoen that Dessed AO miles away. part'Of figfere deaece at lb55 to forward first 3 .leht deck. Due to heavy sees 5 feet of flight deck collapsed. Sccfnd tYDhOOn following close in low PTGoSure trough of first typhoon passed M5 miles from Wasp, AQSP C0HdU'tO5 VSFY successful relief Ilightsg parachuted supplies to prisoner ol var camps. CTG 30.3 CRear Admiral QQQUUV lHPressed by fasp's percentage of nits asked for Tasp method of dropping. PHOtO5Faphs showed painted on roofs of sheds: when from Bataan, Corregidor thank Wasp.H The following message was received from ComFirstCarrier Task Force Cvice Admiral Shergzanb : UBest wishes for Bon Voyage and may we meet again. Thanks for nany courtesies received while my flag was aboard. Sherman.W The following dispatch was received from HIS Indefatigable: WGocd Luck. lt has been a pleasure to see you work. Presume you are going to have your face lifted.W Received fuel and 810 passengers at 0606 from USS Chikaskia CAC 513. Transferred to the tanker at c65o the staff of Con First Carrier Task Force, Pacific Fleet enroute to USS Lexington. At 0901 Vice Admiral F, 0. Sherman C75625 USN, took off in a TBI to land on his next flagship the USS Lexington. Left'disposition at l755 and fonned TU 38.3.10 in accordance with CTG 33-3 dispatch 300139, August l9h5 and Cigc- . Pac's dispatch 282359 August l9L5f Jasp in y 575 PART I - CQIROITOLOCZ-Y CAI:-lgust Cont inuedl sznr-'mezzazsa 2 . . . company with USS McKee preceeding to Eniwetok Atoll for onward routing to Pearl Harbor for Navy Yard availability 10 - 25 September 19Lt5. Wasp sailed 1 October from Peerl Harbor to transit the PE1l'lEil'.l8 Canal, 16 October in order to be in Boston on display for Navy Day l9h5.7 V-J Day, Test Longitude Date. 0900 item was the surrender time set by Suorerme Commander, Allied Powers 8000111 ing to cincrows OlOLt5l+ of Septerlber' 570 war II - .L Ad 1 JLfx...' TIVE .-..,.. Q . . QQKR-IQEYQKKTLEHTT fill' OffiCO1'I Cgpglglgudcr J. In Thomas US-5.7 Roluticmshipo botwcon tho gh'1 a 1 M lj out too air group cmborkcd WCTC nccesgmrily Complex Owing tp Ovcrlcpoinz GHG SOHC duplication of functions. By virtuo of siocoro cooporotivo offort on thc ports of tho oir group ond sfuadrom commindors and air doportmont porsonmol, most of tho complexities morc oliminctod. Of thoso tho organization of oircroft mointomoncc prosontcd thc grcotcst problom. Tho oir group, undor tho mir-time systoo, con- toincd o small highly troinod 'nouclous crow' of mointcoonco porsonncl. Upon arrival oboord those porsonncl woro ossimilotci into tho largcr air doportmcot organization, but corc was tokon thot oooh mon was ossigood to o position as ncorly ost procticobio ocu,l to that which ho foroorly occupied in tho squodron ncuclous crow. Each moo mustorod, bcrthod, mcsood and stood watches with tho oir doportmont Qivi ion tt which .i'K ho woo ossigood. Tho cntiro function ond ICSQOHSibility for mointcnomcc of aircraft vos thus oosumod by tho Air Dopgrtmont QrCGniZ8tiou, inosmuch as oil moiotononco Ewrsomiol-, officers aiznfl 51013, V i1 Cliff HOW 0 lQUl C cf 'CUC Lir Dcportncnt. The SQUQQTOH CONHUHUGTS, Squcdrcn I XTIVE A11 Do altment iCent,j engineering officers and other flying Officers - 1 '1 1 0 , . a000UPiC0 Positions of autnority in maintenance matters parallel to the air department maintenance officers, but acted in matters of importance through th0iT C0UHt0TParts in the Air Department. Complete responsibility in maintenance matters was assumed by the Air Departnent. Considering the requirements for mobility of air groups the arrangement described was considered feasible and fairly successful. But with the limita- tions of personnel imposed by peacetime conditions and reduction of amount of actual ship-based operations, this arrangement would not be successful. Under peace time conditions it will be necessary for the air group to contain the maintenance personnel and functions complete. A neucleus crew of only a few experienced personnel should be maintained on beard each carrier for the purpose of insuring upkeep of equipment and spaces normally to be used by the air group when embarked. Thus, upon embark- ation, the air group retains its normal organization, functions and responsibilities for maintenance.Oper- ations are not handicapped by rCOrSOHiZUti0n aid rcgdjustmcntsq Lny gif group would be at any time T RT II I RRATIVE CU-WTfT'7 TV DVD QT1 NT CUTVWfOC11. IU w1cmBvraaUmm:mHmm CUUUOTY 01flC0T L1 ut Comdr D Gaddls, UST In OCt0bwT l9Lh when the Iamlk vo became the out Sbqndlng HPHOOC to fleet ODGTet1ODS, soecial orocedures and tTUlUlUS had to be develooed to combat thls close range, surprlse tyve of tt ck In general th gulncry doetrlne was changed llttlc wlth the AO1H CMUhOS1S b leg olocea on an lQtCHS1f1CHtlOH of trolnlmg 10 lookout alertness sud TCCOgHlt1OU for all 1 of the b ttert s well as USSlgHOO lookouts, persoaae and trelnlag of gun crows for SUTUTlSe attack to reduce detd tlmc from slgntlng aa att cklng plane to OOOHlDg flre to mlH1dUM The org P1ZctlOE already orovlded rlmtrv responslolllty for mounts, groups,, control ln for sectors of fel dec ntrallzatlon of S oetty offlccr and oatt T163 no nhleh the control ofileer Cor lr some case or lc dershlp aollltyb of a unlt had re on hOStl1O lrcrait ttOC1lHg GSUQC1 lly 910K d f authorlty to ooen fl thls Shlp blems of combattlng close ln attack The SDCOlQl fro were One, to lHCTOUSG the CffCCtlVOHCSS of 5 lnch close' abovrdg Two, to shorten the tlme necessary to get ill bgttgrigs on an attacker wicked ua by a comparatively 1 1 PART II - NARRATIVE 5 ' isolated stationg and Three, to retain sufficient control of fire to protect own ships and aircraft frqm the de- Aj StTuCtiVO effects of pOSSiblQ Wwild firing.n. . TDC Nerk 37 director - Mark l computer system Wasil admittedly too slow in reaching a solution to Cgnbgt surprise attacks close aboard. Therefore, the SH bat- 'Qi tory was broken down into units controlled as far as possible by Mark 5l directors land later by'Mark 57 and ' Mark 63 after yard overhaulb. indditional wiring and y t lled during in-port periods by the n switches were ins a ship's fire contrelmen to provide for control of two - ch and one fortylli quad in automatic from barrels of 5-in . c Q a Mark 5l director. Four such Hlndependent Pland stations' one in each sector were set up as time and materials H became availa e. 1 on the Mark 37 the computer bl The low twins were kept directors with short range barrage set and t one or at most two ranges would sufficet so arranged tha c for a solution on a near OO target angle attack. All if les. In addition? five inch fired lOOf influence projecti each of the controlling directors for five inch were t, placed on the 5J? circuit in direct communication with control, C.I.C. and Elot so as to receive ai' A gunnery maximum of ungarbled information. :ilL2BB.!iTl5Ei 535?VEE9lTE3QIQQEU?l9OHt-J The control of LOMM gud llvc lnch from the Same H ,n 1 Y, v. ndepen- a director was necessary to thc Success of this NI Q Hu J , H fi -D ' 1 'L' f1 1 A W ' , , dent i1on.' lt hcs been tne writer's experience that the ,g OCCUTCCY Of O 'QUiCK-firing' director's control of five' 2 W inch OHlY GHHHOU be judged or corrected. The addition of the LOVE gives a good indication of effectiveness of' j the firing to director and control personnel, and the ff? comparatively small difference of five inch and AOTK iii fd Q trajectories at short ranges only add to the hitting ide? possibilities by increasing the size of the cone of fire wig from one director. Each group was aligned to make the T OO to 3000 yards near the trajectories intersect at 25 center of the sector of responsibility. The effectiveness of hits from heavy AA in destroy- I ated. This system lv. ,if ,.l-4 ing Kamikaze aircraft cannot be underre has delivered those hits and is in large neasnre respon- sible for the fact that the TABP has never been hit by a fm? Kamikaze. R am LN The second problem was to keep all stations in as vt high a degree of lcitnes s oossible id to get m1Xl , mum number of guns Ol ny ttacler The fiist steo was to ieep a from Ol information goinQ to the entire battery ' '-e a well the best Q d fr1e'dl1cs s , OSltlOIl'3 Ol enemy WJ- lv I C -w 1 A . S -L , Q-A .2 Ll K no I is 1 ni -' ., .ii- '. Fi! 'w rw- rw f. f 15 4 'f 3. p. Lx L,. X 0 A, W .fn ' Vg. 0 4 , Z ' ' ,n , ',. ' I. 5-. , ff ' ... 'V 1 W - al - 1 -+f J - V is .-'-icy 4 q 'W . ,M A A 'N N . E ' rn' FJ- ' ,U PIE- LL kk 'Ac 'Lx' , -- M. 1 ' 1, A .Eff if - ,. -,iz 6 , ' . MA? ' iff W , 'fit if 2 tbl :iii - ? Sf me sh 1 u PJQRT ll Mg1,,Rn,,.r1vn SHEUEEEQllEQQiQI?HLi99ntii cstimrte of the general Situation thgtlcould be Obtaincd from all Sources' ffdio, TQQUT, general directives, orders from Tesk Groups Commander, etc. Every effsft was made to keep ell hGHds on the battery from ammunition pnssers to COHtTOl officers es well informed es the Centein or GUHHCTY OffiOer so tnet tney would be qnelified to make decisions necessfry to the effectiveness of the ized control. decentrels Telephones ere too slow for reporting contacts after o Kemikeze stcrts in. A mount opening fire on e recog- nized ettecker is 3 good warning end tne best way of directing ettention of other mounts. lf an enemy was outside of the effective range of n mount, that mount would fire o snort burst in the direction of the plone. This system gave very effective warning in two specific ' ntcd tv'2ONM gunners. One instances when on enemy was sign e- -J gun in each group under tne imnedie officer was outnorized to fire n snort burs 1' ge but within re Qnmny contact outside 2034 ren -, heavier Af. r mft over the forma To eretect our own GiTJTL stent pressure wie put on reCOQHitiOU tT3iUiHE thorouGnly effective with tne exceftion 0? two V Tl f-4 ' YW X . -LW instenees when presence oi enemy 9lsDQS ln D99 ot te eye of tne control t on e definite nge of tion, con- Tnis was unfortunate eree and PART II -' 2132-Q.:'ifIVE AVI G., Ql1l,QQl4DTJEf ARTl.lElTT NCVlSQtOT2 Commander U. M. McCormick, USN - The mission and employment of the aircraft carrier introduces problems which are peculiar to the tyee, in G11 dCPartments. The solutions to these problems which were reached during World War ll were in most cases SOtiSfSCtOTy, but experience during that war has shown . that room for improvement still exists. Since an aircreft carrier is actually a sea-going and movable airdrome from which an air-group operates, it is apparent thet two sets of consideration are con- cii' thfse ii command. There are those of tinually fa .ig o, ii . i 'ship-control, gunnery, engineering, dmnage control, T supply, etc. which affect the aircraft carrier as a ship, are 'J' those very important factors which and therefin addition tli different T affect her as an air-base and are not groa J div other air-base, whether afloat from those which affect ai, ' ' ' at tmnes The line of demarcation is indistinct or ashore. but still exists, and must be recognized sooner or later. The time has passed, in my estimation, when the Air De- be considered as partment Qincluding the Air Groupl can in and treated in that light. a sort of Wmain battery A solution to the conflict presented above may lie uv - ' er of the aircraft carrier, in having the Commanding Gffic Q. 5 . 1 1 Navigation Departngpt CCont.5 Sibility for the minute details of air operations is ever present. This is the time for advanced thinking and planning if the Navy is to power. Until the x retain control of its ,share of air- nced for the aircraft carrier has ceased to exist it is our responsibilty to learn to utilize it in the reorganization is talent, we should reorganize. most effective manner possible. If needed to best utilize available have the vision and coverage to ,,. . 'S mn. q. 'lei'-'f'w-W r 55 L. -, E, E' x 4 f at K ig i if 3-fffefw'-' .A 'if PART ll - lTJ.RRf.'I'IVE 339lEQEB,Q3EaQ!g1ur Engineer Officer: Commnnder U. T. Moore USNR -+ 3 1 X-. o References: fel 00, VAS? rest ltr. CVl8fS38-lfsgl gf Kb, 3g'September 1945, WASP eonf.ltr. CV18 L 4 'Cl Q 5 52,29 June 19145. X 9 3 SCH' OM5 v 0 ins? rest ltr. cvis s 8 ,f'p1 1 W 25'AuguSt l9h5. f A sexi- 7 5 of Kei U.S.S. ELS? QCV-185 Machinery Derengement RCpOrt W8-44 of 30 october l9Lh. p Since commissioning, the 'EASE has steamed l67,000 milesi during e period of 23 months. L maximum speed of 33-Ll KHOtS 4267.6 r.p.m.J was averaged during n four hour' X full power post repair trial on 3 June l9L5. The engineer- ing plant, machinery, and equipment have proven in general to be rugged and well suited to the nrduous type of service encountered during War Operetiens in the Pacific. The WAS? was eble to maintain station in formation nt 25 Knots with only e few degrees loss of bearing after being hit by en enemy bomb which exploded in the galley. This was necemplished in spite of the disabling of in firereom due to the rupturing of boiler uptnkes end air ducts, and flooding of the firereom to e depth of 3 ft. above the fleorplntes. The after plnnt was kept in oper- I ation mltheugh this meent using e mein steam line from ,lf . which ell supports were torn loose through.Wu fireroom. The most serious operetionel difficulty at the time of the bomb hit Wes caused by black smoke from the hnn8CT mCorrectee to rriv l in Boston- : ? li' f sexy ,i l x ,dwg . 0 . ' .l4ir,f,' ' 1 A ' 9 lim i T '. - . L. Y - ' ' J' f 'K 1' rf- 3 . ' Qing-.. . - , -.Q , 'fx'-gy-' ' ,. . ,,, T'., - '.' -'P' '- II - 1t.m'a:,r1vs 191 H7333 33333: 213531311 ffl prCrCcOnt-gg X dock fire being drawn into the intake of the ventilation v Wind tunnel and thence into the engineering spaces, and - C130 by ENC rupture of ventilation duets in the third deckg area with consequent introduction of smoke and steam into the engineering spaces. c The bomb hit proved the need for additional mnergency breathing apparatus in the engineering spaces. Additional TOSGUO brcathcrs CDG Sir masks were provided, and the pro- cedure for ventilation and air supply after battle damage was revised. The procedure in effect at the time of ces- sation ef hostilities is described in reference Kal. Thee ventilation wind tunnel in the WASP is still as originally iHStCllGd- This installation is ntt'considered satisfac-1 tory, but the currently approved alteration is considered l less satisfactory than the original installation, for reasons stated in reference lbb. The following are the principal difficulties eXperi4 D hiner nd eoui enced in the operation of engineering mac y a L p- ment: Cal Overheating and scoring of steady bearings during the first five months after commissioning. This b the Navy Yard Pearl 'U ' Hgrbgr in the spring of 19th, and there has been no trouble since that time U situation was remedied y 2 :KRT I IN:-0 ITARR Cb? CCB Cd? 1 'T' .lrosion of ell mein feed pumps from Sept. 1944 until April l9h5. During this period it was necessary to overhaul cech.pump, building up ere- ll ded o e-e L- -.A - . r es, epproxlmntuly once every three months., - All PUmPS were refcced with ?llOy mctgl by the T Puget Sound Fovy Yard in April and Hoy l9h5, and no trouble hes been experienced since that time. Almost continuous trouble has been experienced . from corrosion of the auxiliary condenser injec- tion end overboard piping. This piping was re- paired by the Puget Sound Navy Yard in the spring Q of l9h5, end additional repairs were mode by Navy Yard Peerl Herber in Sept. l9h5. Replacement of this piping with e more suitable materiel his been recommended by reference feb. t l0L5 four failures of Between June and Augus , , fuel oil service pumps occurred. The indication t od chies in the fuel oil' was in each cese the pwe L caused the failure. There are no streiners in K the fuel eil system anywhere on the suction side of the fuel oil service pumps. It is anticipated. thct the provision of streiners will be recommended by seperate correspondence. ' PnRT II - JnRRnTlVE HULL DEPARTMENT First Lieutenant: Commander A. B. Cook, USNR Fa C ' 6 . Pi' ' ' I 10m H Operational standpoint in time of war C O QC' fu ' 1 . the V1 Cla., Carrier has proved to be an outstanding ship. The fact that it has operated for long periods of blmC lH the tropics without having to return to base ' 1 for Supplies, etc., substantiates this assumption. The fact that this type of vessel has sustained major' damage and continued to operate or at least survive is the proof of its worthiness to be included in a Fleet whose primary purpose is to battle in the defense of the country. There are certain features of the ship ihich .f.f should be improved or redesigned in the inter ests of battle efficiency or health and comfort of the crew. Some of these are enumerated below. OFFlCEQf3pBE3THlNQ - Space and design for officers berthing has proven entirely inadequate. A total berthing capacity of two hundred thirty-four c23uJ was originally provided. Due to increased complement or for other reasons the officer complement including those attached to the ship and those attached to the Air Group has been increased to three hundred forty 13401, which was the complement actually Osrrisd in the ship at the end of the wer. In order to take care cers it was necessary of the increased capsCitY Of Offi l ailable spaces in the ward- to build CPO hunks in al ovc mr II - ruaanriva .Hull De a1'wl?,,99c0aEi,l. TOOID. country. when these spaces over-flowed it T5-1183-ly became necessary to quarter officers in the CFO spaces which are far removed from the officer's country. y ofrvfv T - , . Q2:s1.1,.5...BER,: 1U,INCj - Spaces designed for crew's berthing also proved inadequate for the final war time c mplement required. Additional bunks and locker spaces had to be installed wherever possible which resulted in congestion and over-crowding. No spaces were provided for the stowage of division laundry bags in which could be stowed the dirty clothes of the enlisted men. The laundry facilities only provided for one weeks service and it was necessary to stew laundry bags in passageways where they were untidy and in cases proved to be a real hazard to the fight- ing efficiency of the ship. Crew's spaces were also Q poorly ventilated for service in the tropics.' This will be covered under subject of ventilation. VENTILLTION - The exigencies of the recent war necessitated this vessel operating in tropical climates t ' erating under maximum water- and also necessita ea op tight integrity. This prevented any natural circulation of air between compartments and from exposed spaces. -' NflRR-'.TIVE gHll.lEEEITmpntpjC9nt:J As e result the mechanical was the only System gf heat or ventilation control. Consequently, beth thc below dock living Spaces and below deck work spaces were very hot and uncomfortable. At times they nlmost reached the limits of human endurance, ACtuU11Y when Gt general quarters end in condition zebra it was impossible te reduce ventilation in accordance with standard damage control practices i.e., close down ell ventilation except for e period of l0 minutes out of every hour. Upon joining the I Fleet after the shekedown cruise we attempted to operate thusly with the result that men would pass out from heot or lack of ventilation on the third deck. lt then became necessary to keep cer- tain ventilation on et ell times except when the .t which time the ship was actually under attack o ventilation load would be dumped GU EDO V?PiOUS electrical distribution centers. DRLIFAGE - The drainage system on the flight dock proved to be totally inadequate for the DGGVY Squslls cnl waters. This end rein storms experienced in tropi perticulnrly applied to the OpOHiH8S Ground the - . ' - 1 A A r, . '1M. ' ell- bnrriers, arresting ge-r und other equipment inst cd . ' 6 ft no fo Q 1 A 'LJ ln the flight deck. In some G SCS thu Ollsln 1 fcslin . .. ,-.4-1 ,LH ' F' 1 H cnlled for es msny no 3 2 l1nOS -nd 5 3f4 1 tII - NARRKTIVE I Hull Detartment iCont.D emptying into one lin drain line. In heavy squalls the water would back up in the tributary lines and over flow in barriers and arresting gear sheave housings causing water to flood in enclosed spaces. EQQQQ - Much difficulty was experienced with crew's heads fram Q S0HitOTY Standpoint. The system of troughs built into the ship were totally inadequate and a relic 4 I of the dark ages. In the interests, health, comfort and morale of the crew it is felt that the head facilities should be as modern as those in any office, factory, or other work space in civilian life.' The day of the privvy is over in a country as modern as the United , States but the Navy still resorts to the old time privvy in furnishing sanitary facilities to its crew. QEYING QEACES FOB AlRgQREfMEN - Air crewmen coming aboard with the air squadrons are required to carry' extra gear in addition to the enlisted man's seabag. This gear consists of mae wests, parachutes, helmets, and other articles incidental to flying. However, there are no spaces assigned nor none available for the stowage of this extraneous gear. As a result spaces assigned to air crewmen are never adequate. The gear I has to be stowed on tops of hunks, l00K0TS, in Corners: in passageways, etc. This acts as a handicap in keeping ?ART II NARRUTIVE Hull Department KCont.l these spaces clean and is 0130 hezardous from a damage control standpoint, FUELING AT SEA - Due to the type of operations 0XP0Ti0HC0d in modern war it is necessary to conduct fueling operations at sea both taking on fuel from a tanker and sivins fuel to destroyers. The 52 fueling station as constructed in the CV9 class Carrier is totally inadequate for this service being too small and not equipped with the proper appurtenances. At present the lines have to be man-handled across the hangar deck atframe.ninety-three which incapacitates the hangar spact in this area for flight operations. This space should be enlarged and a double drum electric winch of the type used on tugs and destroyers should be installed in order that the fueling evolution can be accomplished expeditiously. TQQQQFER Of MQQQRlhL AQMSEA - The present day war time operations re uire the transfer of bombs, provision and other materials at sea. Materials are received at' two stations on the starboard side of the hangar deck, station fl at about frame A6 and St0tiOH 52 Gt about frame 52. During the last Navy Yard availability at I Bremerton an old style steam winch was installed in the- starboard sponson at frame A2 for handling the fOrW0rd S II ' NARRATIVE wHlDGaNmmtlMmMJ iuhip. This makes an ideal ' Q ' A T18 nd materials can be transferred rapidly and safely at the 51 Shgtignl using the yard and stay Kburtoning methodJ.s If the Yard 0-nd Stay method is used at station i942 it some be done in one of two ways: first by using the boat and airplane crane and second by employing Q fair lead to the port and starboard capstan at approximately frame 6l, neither of which are satisfactory and both- being dangerous to personnel in any but calm weather. The airplane crane is very slow and has no paying out device nor slack cable switch. For this reason it is necessary for the other ship to keep a very heavy strain on the line when bringing the empty hook back to the replenishing ship. The replenishing ship always objects strenuously to this. Also the capacity of the drum on the airplane crane is so limited that the hook will not reach td the deck of the replenishing ship when they are farther than 80 feet apart. In moderately rough weather or when there are moderate swells running it is difficult to keep clgse station so thgt tho continuity of the operation is interrupted frequently due to the fact that the cargo hook will not reach to the replOniShiH3 Ship- For these reasons use of the airplane crane for rePlCniShiHS has been Pam II1xxP..RJ-KTIW .Hill Polaris-ant lCign1:,.J diSC0HtiHUCd- The deck capstans are also unsatisfactory due principally to the fact that they are one way capstans. As soon as the load is put down on deck the whip has to be cast off and the turns on the drum reversed in order to pay out. This is a cumbersome procedure and very difficult to do without fouling up the steel or spring laid cable. The fact that the operator of the capstan does not have a view of the load being transferred also acts as a disadvantage and increases the hazard of the operation. lt is strongly recommended that all deck capstans be converted to two way campstans. DAMQQE CONTROL - The damage control facilities and equipment on this ship are considered to be practicable, efficient and adequate. Particularly is this true of the fire fighting facilities. The pumps are of sufficient capacity and the firemain is installed with a degree of flexibleness as to approach the ultimate in fire fighting protection even though the ship has sustained major battle GCMGSG- The mcivr handicap and hazard in time of fire has bOGD UHCU Of Smoke being drawn into vital machinery SPHCCS- It is felt that a general survey should be made with the idea of imprgving the system of ventilation to vital spaces of the ship. f we , c c TIVE g C OI-MJWCQTQLON DEQQARTF-.TTEIIT Communications Officer: Commander L. C. Maehen, USNR The mission of communications is well met on the carrier type Ship but due to the peculiar construction of the top-side much efficiency in transmission and reception is lost. In order to obtain optimum value from radio and radar gear all sailorly customs must be shelved and a realistic pattern of arrangement made to suit performance rather than appearance. The greater employment of high and very high frequencies is in order and elimination of low frequencies would help the situation by elimination of large antennae and units. Intercommunication methods could be improved by greater use of teletypeg an extensive installation is already aboard and only a few additional units would be necessary to reach all vital persons and stations. It is recommended that at least twelve Jygtgd men Cper evy be given special schooling in the operation and maintenance of types 15 and 13 H10C11iI1OSS the belief that anyone Hwho can typew can operate these units efficiently is erroneous. The DI'0S0f1t installations are operated far below capacity and they havg not Hsoldn themselves because of slow oper- Gtors' Radi0 telgtype is coming in fast and by send- n' ing these men to school now Cto A. T. M T. for instaneeb, 3 zation of panorami Q ol PART II - NQQRILJTIVE 99?lEUQS,f+QF1OlI, Dm?:,nn,m'r icons 3 TQ . fi A ,r J--Ark? the Levy will h-ve an elcellent nucleus of qualified per- el t 'T . rw ' ' . . sonn o st rt operation immediately. Thg possibilities of employing radio teletype in connection with the inter- ior toletype setup are tremendousg we should prepare for them now. YEUHY ChGI13es have been made since the commissioning Cf the S113-P find in every incident the idea in mind was identical to that of others in the same class. The method of execution of these changes however has assumed an in- finite variety and whereas such a state of effeirs is acceptable during war, the economics of peace time would new make them unacceptable. There is a real need for a well qualified technical officer with each large group afloat to affect prompter and closer coordination of effort and in so doing screen the material requisitions to an acceptable number and variety. At this writing, the WASP is in excellent radio and radar conditiong we feel that the battle efficiency afforded by such changes as the - I enlargement of CIC, installation of standardized VHF equip ment, additional radio receivers in Air Plot and utili- e speetroscopes has literally given us f ffgct on morale over the older, Hroom to breathfg the e - ig 1 tOp-gQp equipment was tremendous-- cramped, spaces one S every man and officer gained additional enthusiasm for 0 , 1 -'A-IZ -,- , . , -. .... .. M.. 1 i il 4 R Q 5? rf 1 1 i 1 i J 2 1 1 4 4 4 L 1 1 1 1 7 11 1 1. 3 ' 1 M 4 L 1 1 1 1 1 1 I W v E52Ti1lIr7,BTfFQ?lCES Ca t. H . , - - P--U-1-Qi 9-l'-AW. -. 5.f1Iis?s1 13593, icing, J coanissio in. , , M 1 ii 5 or tie UQS Tennessee, he Jolned her to yt serve as the sixth broadside battery officer. Fired Cfilbitildll til bggqgmg Q naval GV-j.OtOl. Cant,-,gn Sprmguo ' , -L, Ll... LA ' Gntcfcd the NUVY's school at Pensacola wnere he graduated in 1921- His first winged duty after graduation was as w COHUfHdiHQ Vfficer of Squadron 3 at fensacola. Captain Sprague then joined the Atlantic Fleet Big Boat outfit, piloting the YC-lO and F-5-L, serving in o ' M ' nt at Cuentieo for land the tenders Snawmut oDQ nrig 3 Qc plane training, and as Executive Officer at NAS, Anacosti D.C. Ordered to Norfolk again, Captain Sprague partici- pated in the early experiments in perfecting airplane arresting gear. Then the old USS Lexington was put into commission, he was ordered aboard for duty. Later, no was ixecutiye Officer for the VF-SD-5 training program at Annapolis, before being named Commanding Officer for 9 yr-s. ' gfter a tour of duty as operations officer at NAS vorfolk, 3535313 Sprague was designated air officer for the old USS Yorktown upon ner commissioning- AftGT commanding the AV-8 USS Datoka, he Wclt to the USS Tangier as skipper. After his relief from that duty, 1 w ations officer for the Gulf 8. Captain spraguc WGS HUQC Cleft! Y . Seo Frontier. J as i y A7 7E DICTL'S Qglfgin C'A'F' SDPGDUQ 'USN fConf J Then orders were 1 - - s issuee namlng hlm commanding officer Ol the Use .asp on COmmlSSiOHiHg 2g Povembor . , .1 ' 19g3, he was commandant of Bhg Naval Air Center' Seattle' 7 ' 3 and commanding officer of UAS! Seattle Married to Miss Annabelle Fitzgerald of St Paul. ' 1 NiHH0S0t5, the Sister of the late novelist, F, Sgott Fitzgerald, Captain Sprague has two daughters, Hazel Courtney and Patricia. .gEEE!15l 1X,lEUQfHbl353s Assumed commanc of U03 Gasp 22 July 194A relieves of oovmanl bv Cant J G SW1tZCP 25 Hay l9h5 Cantaln eller, seoon COHm8HClHg OfflCOT of tne U:S asp, gHlCCL the Iasn cnrough arduous asslgnments ann fou It througa oerslstent enemf att cks of the ShlU mltn coolness any tlFCS the crew watcbee the shlo maneuver thlougn the most 51fflCUlt trafflc gamsn Caotaln eller's nomo lS at 720 Avenue 'J ln Corlnaco, Cnll1OTH1G close to the ?oClf1C whCrC Ho scent so many nont1s'1n teis wal Irs 1OllOr Main ta1no0 the home'while'tho Gantaln was at sea anf, the battle front moves ahe e, Stlll another Icllor I C8 . . . I Ar 'GT 1 f-1 - -- f c . . . , , . . r V1 ' ' ' . 5 -. ...A u 'J C464 U Q 9 1 l. Q . u - 7 F1 1 a 1 y I . L' ' up i A ' -'1 w-r ' 1 1 1' .u , ' Y .. ' L ' L ' 1 L L J. 1 51 a f- ' v - - 5 a 2 1 - . . 1 . . JL 3. 14 ka 0 I '. - 1.4. ' ' . . - I ' , .1 l .. . t - . ' 1: ' ' .L hu of e t Y '-r on enemy attack. a asr group unne a , - , v I I T S7 ' 1. ' ' I 1 ' v .n ' -- 't 0 ' . ' ' .L s , LA V a 'I ny. F TA' A 0 1 ' ' 1 ,v CL 0 J- 9 ' 4. ' ' ' . . , W ' . 1 E15 4 . .L 1 H 7 ' . - T . A . 'CA fffyi. , . APPWWDICES - 9em1.i1i9i-lfniaiilnaivar Qc ont., fohfwd thc U' 3' Navy' HG WGS the Cartainw, oldest BCH, Ap Ito .QJ.lCI', HOVJ SOI.-Vlng aboard the Iowa. The Captain has another son, Franklin 17 , I Since ho was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Anna:10liS in 1920. Captain trailer has had duty at many posts. Prior to his assignment aboard this ship, he was in command of the CVE USS White Plains. However it was aboard the Wasp that Captain Weller reached his zenith, and in recognition of his abilities he was awarded the Yavy Cross after the Wasp's participation in the Formosa campaign. 9?PFUlHilDcGvl5NlP??EllH5E , Assumed command of USS Wasp 25 May l945. 1 Captain 7. G. Switzer, the third and final World Tmr II captain of the WASP, is well-experienced at Naval air warfare. During his Naval Oareef, Which began upon his graduation from.thc United SUHPGS Naval Aggdgmy in 1920, he has performed almost every H kind of sea-air duty. Captain Switzer served in VO-6,. VP-7, and Vy-5 aboard the old LEXINGTON. He commanded VF-4 aboard the RAPGER, and also commanded the USS Tnreinn fnvp and the Uss TRIPOLI COVE? during this war- fa' TDICES Ca tain W. G. Switzer USN fcont y He has served on the USS HULL QDD5 and the U S NE, S v YORK CBB! as well as in the capacity of superinte d t - nen of aviation training at the paval Air Station. . . . , Pensacola, Florida. Captain Switzer was born in Topeka Kansas' and 9 3 attended Washburn College there before entering Annapolis. The Captain's wife, Mrs. Anna Lamar Switzer, still.maintains their home in Pensacola. Captain Switzer is the father of three children, John L., 20, a midshipman at Annapolis, Wendell G., Jr., 15g and AIIIIC, 1.20 In taking command, Captain Switzer expressed his confidence in the WASP crew. At a flight deck formation, the Captain stated that he expected cen- tinuation of the seirit which hae carried the WASP successfully tnrough her combat career, and he emphasized tne necessity for teamwork and constant alertness, and the corplote interdeocnd ace of each ranber of the ah1p's Cereany and the Air Croue h 's history were exwerienccd wndci Caotain Switzer's lcaderSh1U wncn, in the closinf days of World lar II, the WASP rounded out her Comb t C IOCI by Sh00tlH6 downs With 91 l 0 4 o 1 -' O J- CY 7 J. - . ' M ' .. U ,D 1 1 u 1 A ' ' 5 . A i , ' J .L . A Cl . - 5 1 - P G1 c 4- ,v ' ' . .Li .. e -' T ,L ' o 1 ' ' ' ' Several of the highmarks in t-e snip 5 :L U ' 1- A. 1 -5 LJ: 11 . , f- . I K . -L , L ' If ,, i l U 1 1 - 1 Q C1 6 I Rifle V I , V. , gpg warg and 1101? lost strike launched had to be rocal is Air Group EIGHT?-SIX assist, the lost Kamikazi sont 113185 15310 F3-CCTH O11 15 August 1916, almost as the der ues announced, two ei' her pilots split he orodit on the lost Japanese 'plano destroyed in ' pr . Y ,hy ,fl Egan over Tokyo when victory was proclaimed. 'EPS 4 I l I led e I' K :Qi n 1 1' . K N J.. , rg' fl, xii 2 . fn, if Sn ' ' L ,- mf 143 'Q lf'S E.f I My ,. wf.-Ke - H .gif ' hh La, 1 Yfti, 'I , ,-g,L1,' r ' ivaff1'iL' . . els 5 X, 3 We , - .Qi Eg. 'gay of .ll F:'q 'w 1 A 5 V 'r f as A 1 ggi! A3-Lil' wr' V A -'L-5 ms ,, El., Uk 'i .4113 Q 'ref A ,' 71 79 lflif Li 1' -QV ,W ,:--3 T p ir f 1 F1 wx, 151 Ng V '4 If A V 1-is 5 , 21,11 'wi' 31 E-f'L5' 5, 5 ' Pg. ,, gg ul - ' -rs' 'Q ' 1 .flilgep ,h a ' gm 1 1, 1 : 'fZL'-W- gf Avlis, Y i 'ng5E:fV5?9' ' il PART III - .fri ffrpregg THE rfrnsr: .gm seems, Q17 FOURTUEIT 21+ November to 10 N --W----S d O'VBII1b0I' VFQND quanron destroyed 132 sure enemy planes, VB sr if H H H Commanding Officers: Comdr' W' C- W5-!'18C11'd. USN, Commander Air Grou 1 - P ,, , f meander 'comdr' JUN- Birss, A-VCNP, VF Squadron Comman- Q , der .Comdr. J.D. Blltoh, USN, VB Squadron Commander Lt Lt 423 EIGHTY-ONE 10 November l9l.,,L,, to 3,3 March 1945, Vi' Squa dren destroyed A2 sure enemy planes. Commanding Officers: ' Comdr. J F. Brush, USN, Commander Air Group 81 Lt.Cemdr G.D.M. Cunha, USN, VT Squadron Commander Comdr. F K. Upham, USN, VF Squadron Commander' Lt.Comd,r H.F. Lanham, USN, VB Squadron Commander MARINE FIGHTER SOUADRCNS 216 a 217 re ruary C L, o hare Q Both VT-.ZF Fighter Squadrons destroyed 3 sure enemy planes commanding officer: Lvrfzr ,216 and 2175 Leger G. JL. Dooley, USLC 433 Iczsirr-sn: 13 March 19u5 through Cessation Of hostilities and Navy DOY P1'0S1'0111v sir Group 86 destroyed 19 Sure GHGHIY P10-UGS' 1 d' Officers: CogAgs13r?ng.R, Lulcer, USN, Commander Air Group 36 Lt .comer .L .F . SteffOnhG12S9na M'-1 WT Sflufldfoncc sgdf Lt.Comdr. C.J. Dobson, fA 3-7, VF Qquad-rm Cm r' Lt.Comdr. Tennes, U1-15 VBF Dfluadfon Umar' Lt.Comdr.P.R.Nar'oY, f-A 3-5, VB Squadron Comdr' 93 1 ' ,'J Q15 , .....'s w , 'F! ' AP ETDICES Asiatic Oacific Ribbgn was earned b the crew of 5P, WTYH'BattIe Stars for theyfollowing operations: First Star Marianas Operation: 10 June - 27 Aug 1955 Neutralization of Bonins Saipan Battle of Philippine Sea Second Star Qnird Star . Fourth Star Fifth Star Sixth Star Seventh Star Eighth Star Guam Palau-Yap-Ulithi Raids. Western How Guinea Operation: Morotai Landings - 15 September 1944 Western Caroline Operation: 31 August - 1A October 191A Capture and Occupation.gf Balqni Assaults on Philippines Leyte Operation l0 October - 16 Battle of Loyte okinawa Attacks Lnzon E Formosa Visayas Attacks Luzon Operation Qseamhav- 943 Gulf AQEBSK' 12 December - 16 Januar? 1945 Luzon Q Formosa China Attacks Coast Attacks I J'm Ovation lgopggygggg - l6 March l9h5 Assault a occupatxgn Qf TWO 5190 Raids on Japanese nm?lP0 01' awa Gunto OperatiOH lslgaroh - 22 March l9h5 Th' d Fleet Operations A381085 JUPG5 1Olguly - 15 AU8U3t 1945 9b ICES pi The Phillipine Liberation Ribbon, with two bronze Stars, was awarded to the crew of the WASP because of the ship's presence in that theatre during the entire oampaign. Qbgwgmeripag-Qbgatrefgibbog was awarded to crew members of the WASP who participated in the Shakedown Cruise. r Enemg,Ai3QrQiPe5h9F-D9wnPXLUASPAGHHCQPWSL June 19, l9hh ------ -5 Sept. 22, l9b4------1 oct . 13, , 19L,1+. ...... L+ Oct. ii, l9hA... ...1 March 18, l9u5.-----3 March 19, l9h5----'-1 . August 9, l9Q5......l Terai 16 ATTACK om l9 mnen 191+ 5 , Peter Raymond S16 , Philip lub eesqnnyq F, James Leonard SCQQ OURT, rrarnc some sezc , Melvin ln! ENZCKTD Karvin Cn? Sle , Floyd Buster Slo Breckenridge Hume Jr. BMle DCRE, Willis lnj S20 HIPS Ccmnmnr PERSONNEL IQILLED IN ACTION AS R sum: 5 , Gustav Daniel SSMLZCKTJ 711 M9 61 Paterson, N. J, 711 M9 67 Trenton, N. J. T3 21h 96 os New York City, N 869'78 86' Moorehead, Minn. 5 206 83 76 Taunton, Mass. 810 30 Sl Brooklyn, N.Y. . 809 27 79 Middle Village, 555 93 86 Phoenix, Ariz. 3h2'07 Q8 San Diego, Cal. O Y. F.Y. WQEEW, Rester Roy Ch.Eleet. 30017, San Diego, Cal. , Albert Eugene S030 372 52 Sl Denver, Colo. 031, Zdward Joseph Sle 7ll A8 93 , Teeneek, N. J. VTE, Everett 'JV UKBl0CTU 88A 66 20 - I 0 Pleasant Grove,Utah B, Jesse .lllaid oF3e SChOOl??gl3? sg ' 8u7 76 l0 Crowley, La. sirius, fnaen Lee EY-520 550 38 O2 , . Alexandria, La. Fern, syivio Qny CCSKPAD 2Ou'h2 57 Arlington, Va. rRaY,rwea James MME30 337 59 32 f, . Beekemeyer, Ill. FHIEAQY acne a S10 909 3213 , 5-' Har iny New Rochelle, N.Y. RHJDS, Charles Gordon EMBO 913 30 25 Perth Amboy, N. J. G'Q6ODl'fIlT, Herbert Joseph Sle 762515 27 Wakefield, Bass.. rf Th . J F20 S13 2055 s, omas o een Jersey Citg6 EQJ. T fT'1 .A vl. 'd ITUXZCQTD 202 5 K '. 1 fred dc al New Bedford, hgss. H? 7 Q S' h S16 813 25 O 'f Birnard To GP J Jersey City, N.J. L, 01 812 7h 70 1 '1 ' in John Francis O 0 , L' J Wilmington. D61 1 . 5 ffl. ! ,,' a ll - . . , ,W'f:w.xf. ,- 2, - I gf ,, N,- 10773 sf ' 7 . 4 1 ,, ' 11:1 ' Q , ff, i Q Ji Tm:31' 3HIIf'3 coiixnrtr zymzsomrct KILLED In ACTIO LT 1 'fi r CJ ' .y 111 17 - I? or m. u 1 AI O , it on 19 when i9L,5, ' :obert C113 Y-m12c '615 25 L41 Marion, Ohio 'rank Peter Flo 5 gon 76 31 - Ado, Mich. QL, John Joseph Flo 897 53 04 Schenectady, N.Y. , Gerald Leo S20 ' 321 92 97 - Delhi, Iowa 1, Arthur Marion WT2c C1 726 O7 L7 A iioago Il f pLyg, Joseph Peter Y2o 505 77 9A Green Bay, Wis. iarquis Dan F10 952'92 hh - Big Rapids, Mich. P, Virgil Otis S2c 9h5 5A L0 - Pontiac, Ill. EE, Tilfred Alcide Slc 806 86 65 , Claremont, N.H. 3 G ff 1' Flo 23L+ M3 53 ' ' Bl kt Y lc Hamiltog, Ontario, Canada -.- +1 -, C' ' ilonry ,-udward oClcfT7 UO 13 u - Dunlap, Tenn.' rs, Honry Trnest Jr. Flo L lle87gOiZ'l5 , Q ' , U I I gg 283 79 O9 i, Guotave Otto 30 Cleveland, ghi99 ' In T. 2 D ,, iaui lnarold cm Detroit, Mich. , Herman Everett Flo BOStOnQ53SSZ? 42 ' l 2 ma, Victor rotors. 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