Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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,' 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-

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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

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. 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