Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 -

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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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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.,