Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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ABOVE: ESSEX LEAVES HER CALLING CARD ON MANILA FRIDAY-22 SEPTEMBER 1944 OPPOSITE: ESSEX MARINES AT ENIWETOK WEDNESDAY-12 JULY 1944 TOKYO IASSAULTJ 18 JULY 1945 KURE NAVAL BASE KASSAULTJ 24 JULY 1945 - 25 JULY 1945 KURE NAVAL BASE QASSAULTJ 28 JULY 1945 TOKYO CASSAULTJ 30 JULY 1945 HOKKAIDOQ NORTHERN HONSHU IASSAULTJ 9 AUGUST 1945 - 10 AUGUST 1945 TOKYO QASSAULTJ 13 AUGUST 1945 TOKYO KASSAULTJ 15 AUGUST 1945 23

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,nm ' Q ESSEX PARTICIPATES IN THE FIRST ATTACKS ON THE HOMELANDS OF JAPAN TUESDAY-10 OCTOBER 1944 OKI,NAWA