Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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PART I - CHRUNoLQQX :wiQ9QplnpQQl 'pi JULY 1255 4 ,.. Training cruise over. mpored to Berth Fox 2, Ford island, Pearl Harbor. ll ... Underway attached to T sk Unit 12.5.3 eonmanded by Captain w. G. 5-itzer, Usn, in Uss piss. This t Task Unit en route to E iwetok Atoll, planned to ii conduct exercises and drills and on l8 July f attack and photograph like Island. CSee Note 211 - 3 air Group 86 flew aboard 5 ' '- an- ' '15 ...-crossed International Date Line steaming west, A, skipped l5 July l9h5. p 18 ... L unehed strikes against take Islandg dress rghggrgal OVGTQ ass? ready again for the battle pf line. time New 223 ' A 19 ,,, ngenored in Egiwetok Atoll. SOFA is ComSsrDiv lO2 in.'U5o skGONNE. T sk Unit 12.5.3 is dissolved and,i TQSK Unit 30,2,6 was formed. QSse Npte 23.1 I .. Tagk Unit 30,246 iIssP, BENNEn, TEARYJ underway.C23 21 . 26 4 1 Nate 23.1 'Q to Commander Task Group 38.h. o,t cNOtO 21: According to Op-Order serial 0020 CVl8fAh-3,- 10 July 1491+151-.7 1 ,p 2 f 1 ,.'q T Q' '1e.de'ai sq. nd 23222 33: Aiogggfig to CinePae's dispatch 1520175 P Action Report llfl8 Jul A 3 , ... Task Unit 30.2.6 dissolved upon reporting for dutyr J

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.E.1il. l3.QlJ09Yl :ll 5lgL11Q,oo,ooQnu11iuQq1 22'27 - dCC0TdiHS to ComCarDiv ll Jinc dispatch d o29 . lNote 20 ' Y ' - l90302' ASP and two destroyers designated Task ' GTOUP l9.h CTG and OTC in NASP. O3-Plan CVl8 ' No. 2-45 followed. Day and night gunncry xi practised and night carrier qualifications conducted. bimuldtcd strike day procedure employed for training.of the ship as well as air Group 92 and air Group'52 CNightJ. ' precommissioning . Giptain H, J, elattery, USN, senior officer and Lxecutive Officer since comm- issioning, Zu November l9u3, was detached and ordered to report to Banana diver, Florida, as Coaaanding Officer of Naval hir station, Banana diver, Underway from Berth For 5, Ford Island, pwrl gmazgsr, Uss slurriznisr, HEALY, Y designated Task Group l9.A. C566 Note 201 a 'Until rcontering Pbarl narbof U Jvly l9b5, Sims ulatod Strike gay pfgggdurc, quQllfiCGtiOD ' landings, and day and aight gunnery will be pracw tised in accordance with Op-Plan CVl8 No. 3-M5. Air Gygup 52 CND flew aboard, 4 l In accordance with ConCarDiV llxdospatoh 271335, June, l9h5.l 4 V Z 14 , 4 Q, , ,1 ' .534 fx 1 1 if 9: 6.3, -use . V L l' gig 5 .Zz is ...dj , QA .,g .'j A 'fp pf .ka v ,- ' if .45 ,A -1' 'ff is ,4 ,Q Q W R V I NL :fp ' I f J., .V a 31 ,T A Q shi ' we ,iar, .,.h ,.. , Ab, 'wi C527 l ,Q dm

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