Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1945

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-' 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

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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



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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

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