Bunker Hill (CV 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 P I I i I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I II I I1 I I ! I 'I T4 I3 Jap Ships Sunlz, 141 Planes Bagged In Big Guam Battle 16 More Nip Craft Hit 1113-Day Fight By RICHARD V. HALLEB lt!!! Correspondent lnfl News Service PEARL HARBOR, June 13.- The powerful Pacific Fleet car- tier task force which battered Jonanpso house In Hu llnrlanao 2-Qs K X,s ?S1s E tom during furious engagements covering a three day period in- cluded one destroyer and three corvettes. In addition, two oilers and seven cargo ships were sunk. Five escort ships, three de- stroyers, one destroyer escort and seven cargo ships were damaged. The bold attacks of the carrier based planes, carried out within 1,500 miles of Tokio, cost fifteen American plane s and fifteen pilots and crew members. FIERCE SKY FIGHTS. The opening assault on June 10 nrnflm-ul flnmlnu .bv Lani..- Prelude to invasion-a return trip to Tinian ' D D s ' - ay at aipan: transports and landin craft 1' - ' - - - ii, g C lsgofged glfrund forces while we How support missions. In' 176 'I I