Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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