Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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K O O I S. PART I - c:zno1'oLoGY iAu.ust Continued T Fomeii 91038 C1'11iSinc disposition at O9l+O i fir Qeflakmpgotvaraphy of victorious third -'i Twie E Hhs ning GGOPQG V joined disposition. i.io' Q ti Sn Oday tne UGSP'S task group contained ii i. .- v A a LG iollowing. TG 38.n Admiral W. F. Halsey, USN, Commander ' . Third Fleet in USS Missouri Vice Admiral J. S. KoCain, USN, CTF 38 . . in USS'ShangrieLa Vice Admiral Rawlings, RN, Commander-in- Chief British Pacafio Fleet in HMS King George V ' Rear Admiral A. W. Radford, USD, CTG 38.4 in USS Yorktown At l7OO Vice Admiral Sir Henry Bernard Rawlings, RH, in his flagship King George V, addressed the United States Third Fleet and expressed the desire that the fleets of the two nations continue to meet and work together. A l9 . . . USS Wasp Marine Detail transferred to a destroyer for attachment to TF 31 ' s scheduled for occupation of Tokyo Bay Area. V V ,fg ,N 4.3, J, I. ,:,. . fa 20 . . . Detached from TG 38.A at 1345 and ordered ww to report to GTG 38.3 for duty according gg to ConThirdFleet's l902l5.' At l53O Rn reported for duty to TG 38.3 - OTC is Qi orc 3a.3 in Uss Randolph. p 35 At l7ll Wasp broke out the flag of Vice V QE Admiral Frederick C. Shennan, USN,' QQ Commander First Carrier Task Force, who .Agp transferred from the USS Swensen with .if lS officers. pgs 2l . HKS lndefatigable took station in dis i 1 position. 951 carrier planes flying for the cameras 22 O 0 X of the Third Fleet passed over the Jasp at l500. ! 25 . . Ninety-five miles from Shikoku and riding a , . , 5 1 1 4 4 F ' no 1. 11 ' 5' S552 9 ' Lx: .. - V - i nfg ap ,. 2575 vi . . lift gk ' llc: if ' L-.,. if , 'Gif P . f'f9ff?E1 0 'jf 'Y t .V My F- A! 9 R ,-. A ' , Fwd , o 5 57 I ' ' fi Yfxi v . - 'TUE' 'ffi . 2. . Y,L3:f75 - ' ii 4

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. 22321 10 ... 13 .. lb .., 1.5 one w,,.,, wr QSQQHHQQEEMZViiHQHE24Uggnjinuedl DL ' fx QL rj '.., A . . P . unchcu attacks against Tokyg plalns area. I It ls 1 ,., J. , r r Nm ,, - 1 . LdunCAbQ sbbecks J5MlHSt Tokyo rlains area. 'x,,. '3 1 7 s ,- . I 0,33 E L - idol boaoat All iatrol snot down two enemy Planes Qt 35 GHG 55 miles. The body of the lute LEE, 5- L', 510, 957 41 13, USNR, was committed to tae sea with appropriate ceremon- ies, following his death, caused by the pro- peller of a taxiing plane. Two Hnyrtsd snot down by yaSP Combat air Patrol at nl miles. Japanese News agency reported Japanese accept- ance of surrender note. Launched strikes against airfields in Tokyo area. has? Combat air Patrol snot down one of the last enemy planes in the war with Japan. deceived ALNAV 19A from the secretary of the Navy, addressed to all hands of the United btgtgs Navy, Ute take satisfaction in the conclusion of the war.N At 1300 Admiral Halsey, USN, Conmander of the renowned d Htet s Third Fleet, addressed his bnite Q a e Fleet and the British Pacific Fleet. The Seventh UAS? ended 205 months of very active duty in tne in months of Jorld Mar II. 5

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'W PART I QliO11Qiqfag cimeptignmuepdl gggelgggoen that Dessed AO miles away. part'Of figfere deaece at lb55 to forward first 3 .leht deck. Due to heavy sees 5 feet of flight deck collapsed. Sccfnd tYDhOOn following close in low PTGoSure trough of first typhoon passed M5 miles from Wasp, AQSP C0HdU'tO5 VSFY successful relief Ilightsg parachuted supplies to prisoner ol var camps. CTG 30.3 CRear Admiral QQQUUV lHPressed by fasp's percentage of nits asked for Tasp method of dropping. PHOtO5Faphs showed painted on roofs of sheds: when from Bataan, Corregidor thank Wasp.H The following message was received from ComFirstCarrier Task Force Cvice Admiral Shergzanb : UBest wishes for Bon Voyage and may we meet again. Thanks for nany courtesies received while my flag was aboard. Sherman.W The following dispatch was received from HIS Indefatigable: WGocd Luck. lt has been a pleasure to see you work. Presume you are going to have your face lifted.W Received fuel and 810 passengers at 0606 from USS Chikaskia CAC 513. Transferred to the tanker at c65o the staff of Con First Carrier Task Force, Pacific Fleet enroute to USS Lexington. At 0901 Vice Admiral F, 0. Sherman C75625 USN, took off in a TBI to land on his next flagship the USS Lexington. Left'disposition at l755 and fonned TU 38.3.10 in accordance with CTG 33-3 dispatch 300139, August l9h5 and Cigc- . Pac's dispatch 282359 August l9L5f Jasp in y 575