Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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 -