Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1946 volume:

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TO THE TWENTYfFOUR MEN KILLED IN ACTION AND TO THE EOURTEEN MISSING AIRMEN THIS HISTORY OF THE FANNIE BEE IS HUMBLY DEDICATED. ir ......-,...-.........................-........................-.........-.,...,.....................................m...m.mm...........mn.mnnummmunmmmmnmuncmlummm!mmlmlmmmmzmlnnIlilllllllilmlunmlnnlmxlunllrmnnnnlmnmnnnivmirrmmammunmiummlnlmwmr-MMinn-1-nn-1-nmrmiRxf1unurirvm4.1 - - mfr'-' ' Kvk, -11 - - . . .. . . ., . .. ........-...ww 1' s 1 'WWF l ' F 'W ' f f? U 52 'lii'1Li5L!l'?Q22'f'1' Q15 'Ex if' vi-Q2E??9'f.E .TT 2f'f?7fffEEf 1117.25 giQg,5Q'?g'fQ2Yf W In V,,,,, ,W W ,I ,,,, ,,,v....-.. . -..- M .74-l --pr: ,'HfU'l'T?:, , I .gl 'gn f f --1 5 sg .:.., ' l ll! L - 1 mx .n . IVY -l-152' H. J . -E! 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'KALININ sas and vc-sg ess. say aaavceal ess, , so ve-ee Use. warm PLAINS and vc-be vas. soar., l l+ Jem-leaves, ess., HEERMANN, ,U.s.sg SAMUEL - B, aosea'rs,l , esl ,e4s.s.eesYMoNo, oss. seams as uae, yeas e. sesame y ssl-gfice asp setlforth the following V l t , A e ' y s ' l l s 1 l 1 e For extraordinary herolsmln actionagainst powerful units l - of the japanese Fleet during the Battle off Samar, Philippines, E remeber, 25,1 1944. sxlnoueaed against the dawn as we Central 3 y Japanese Force steamed ,throughfsan Bernardino Strait toward l' ' -Leyte Gulf,dTask Unit 77.4.3 was suddenly taken under attack by s t hostile cruisers on its port hand, destroyers on the starboard and e ss e battleships from the rearl Quickly laying down a heavy smoke l oooo screen, the gallant ships of the Task Unit waged battle fiercely oooo against the superior speed and fire power of the advancing enemy, do os l if l swiftly launching and rearmlng aircraft and violently sigzagging in - proteotlonlof vessels stricken by hostile armor-piercing shells, l l oody - f1.antiwersonneltprojectiles and suicide bombers. With one carrier l foffthe group sunk, others badly damaged and squadron aircraft 4 to o oe y courageously coordinating in the attacks by making dry runs over fff g f the enemy, Fleet as the Japanese relentlessly closed in for the kill, f lltl two, of tl1e7Unit's valiant destroyers and one destroyer escort tlll the battleshlps point-blank, and, expending their last 1 e ptorpedoes in desperate defense of the entire group, went down under l Y the enemyfslheavyi shells as a climax to two and one half hours of , l susteiiledand furious combat. The courageous determination and the superb, teamwork of the officers and men whofought the l eesaraeapanes and who manned the ships of Task Unit 77.4.3 were l instrumentalin effecting the retirement of a hostile force threaten- l l ings, our d Leyte invasion operations and were in keeping with the s ' ,t p y highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. e d y r l lx d A d V For the President, l i1.2,,.,.a,a,,gW ,,1,,'Q ' Secretary ofthe Navy : A f' ff- il-45 ' :f51 2f57?m1 li E f!' I : a . ' 'fE 5Q'i1 E d !f! 5 f ' . 'x::r r f - :zu-lv iv 'zz :Min ,, wwliillixn .. .:1' : 'ffu.r fa 14 I my-1.1: 1' yi vw ' f - :, 1 7 ,'rv-:'rI: :l:t: 171'!1g'-i-fU2lL',L.'1I' um:-:':nw'-gu1'1eg-51112 lr':r-1:1:l:':1'f:::L:! Qi illi' 'i.'!F1 ''li 'f i iilIl?' 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Like other Casablanca class escort carriers, the FANSHAW BAY was built from designs never intended for a combat vessel, yet she carried her crew through the longest operational period sustained by an escort carrier. :rx-:zzzfm::agua.mm----gm----n1::r1:m.1nn::ummwmmomnu:1m'1'!'! !r'm:me!'!':xt:n:m::A::r1 'Nui 1 :nm ul::11!:lli::!: 11771717311 1 I5ElilllilllilllKWF!!!!'!i! '!!!'2!f1r!m'i1:2:1 :Hit Kitt! 11179112 min zzlzzrrvaunqmngi :ununnnnxwmi um -..m.,f,f,,1:-H-,,m:- illilux as 'mllmmiah I f1fil'lll55lli'ah 'lJ F Congratulations to a Commissioning ceremonies at Astoria Oregon , r- . jig E ' lflilfm'LlflfRllfff'lfmEl11ffE CHANGE OF COMMAND Traditional Change of Command ceremonies as Com- mander H. S. Bottomley, USN, relieves Captain M. B Guerney, USN, as Commanding Officer CAPTAIN D. P. JOHNSON, USN December 1943-January 1945 CAPTAIN M. E. ARNOLD, USN January 1945-September 1945 CAPTAIN M. B. GUERNEY, USN September 1945-January 1946 COMMANDER H. S. BOTTOMLEY, USN ' January 1946 PAGE Six iiftfrimir 1' T11 nmeiafwmmmhdm 145, a1.15h'ri..1:LiIH1.s1I+sLi41l21l.Pfmziun ., -A,- i t ,A -- if-flafmziiwwaliiwinfi tizislfz rsl--lsr? .43 -M .-ll? el Hifi? flzilie l ei 1 'i falls ll 1 593113 mf' ' H 5 - -1 lllllll H -lil E555 P-38's on Fannie Bee's flight deck. Shakedown to Australia!! With flight deck and hangar deck jammed with Pf38's, the Fan' nie Bee passed under the Golden Gate Bridge January 16, 1944, enroute to Townsville, Aus' tralia. Unloading at Townsville completed def livery of the Lightnings via Navy Special Def livery and the return trip to the States was made by way of Brisbane and Noumea. Securing P-38's for heavy seas. SPECIAL DELIVERY TO AUSTRALIA! i .3 . - n AIL1. :mm ,, Em. :YQ mis! . We nz UQ ? A iff' .U EIB? , Sufi KEN' . . 'vez A . W ' JA, ' fif ,514 W ml- x if is . 1 -f K 1 A ,-X- 1, Jr- .- Qi:-, gi f . 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FANSHAW BAY QCVE 701 is one of the most remarkable records of CVE accomplishments in the Pacific From commissioning to inactivation the Fannie Bee performed the many and varied duties assigned in a manner which earned for her the Presi dential Unit Citation and recommendation for the Navy Unit Commendation Recommendation for a second Presidential Unit Citation has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy by Admirals A E Mont gomery and I H Towers The proposed citation is for warded with the following endorsement by Admiral Montgomery PAGE TEN An exhaustive comparative study of all CVE type war records convincingly establishes the outf standing performances of the U.S.S. FANSHAW BAY. Through the extraordinary heroism, gallanf try and determination of her officers and crew she achieved a conspicuous record in combat. In view of the above and the ship's contribution to the defeat of Japan, Commander Air Force, Pacinc Fleet, considers that the U.S.S. FANSHAW BAY thoroughly merits a second award of the Presif dential Unit Citationf, The first assignment for the Fannie Bee presaged an unusual future. Cn January 16, 1944, she departed from San Francisco with a full cargo of Army Pf38's destined for Townsville, Australia. Following her I ,,,v,,,.,.m,H,:,,,, .Wil ,,,A - ,--,fin nm- mm a m-H my ...1-la... Mm. 11- u -r. ' -- -- ammnmnmmlannnrscmmamnmmummm G L ' 5 7 . . , , n - 1 ' ' ' AW?-'1:.. .I ' ' hi.?'?' I' ' -vi ' I - I . 4 um - .4., , 1 - . - --uf PM . A r - -' U iii ,Jani 'Uh' aa., A15i ':si:aiLgggi5Lfgg,'5g'i , wa2H f1 vp 1' fl 'dr W--' '-'ww 'mf ff- . -at ii. mmmumnumamn iv H I DE s lay protective smoke screen for CVE's off Samar. I shakedown trip to Australia the Fannie Bee headed for Majuro, in the Marshall Islands. A brief submarine hunt proved fruitless and the Fannie Bee carried Rear Admiral Bogan and his staff back to Pearl Harbor for a rehearsal on the coming Saipan landings. Composite Squadron SiXtyfF,ight became the first Air Group to see action from the decks of the Fannie Bee as she joined the CVE's of the Fifth Fleet on Dfl Day. In the earlier Marshalls campaign the CVE's were used for the first time in direct ground support but in the absence of enemy air opposition. In the Marianas the CVE's were given the full duties of ground support, combat air patrol and antifsubmarine patrol. In a few short weeks the importance of the CVE role had broadened to that of a regular fleet carrier. This utility enabled the fast fleet carriers to increase their scope of activity to provide for possibility of enemy fleet attack. The enemy was not unaware of this new threat and at 1715 on DfDay five enemy planes were reported 71 miles to the Southeast, closing in at high speed. The fourfplane CAP fCombat Air Patrolj of the U.S.S. White Plains was vectored in for interception. The CAP intercepted at 36 miles and shot down three planes in the first encounter, another being shot down within visual range of the ship. At 1812 the last enemy plane penetrated the fighter screen and launched a torpedo at the Fannie Bee. The Fannie Bee heeled to port as Captain Johnson ordered full fright rudder and the torpedo passed harmlessly by. At 1815 the ref maining enemy plane was shot down by Lieutenant Sanders, leader of the CAP launched from the Fannie Bee at 1809. June 17 is a dark day in the Fannie Bee's history. The first aircraft launched crashed on takefoff killing pilot and crew. Depth charges in the plane were Destroyer screen draws fire from Jap cruisers. detonated as it plunged beneath the waters of the Pacific. In the late afternoon the CIC fCombat Inforf mation Centerj reported unidentified aircraft to the Southeast, distance 40 miles. General Quarters sounded as pilots and crews manned their planes on the double. In a few minutes 14 planes were in the air to join 32 planes from other carriers. An estimated 70 planes at' tacked the carriers from all sides as the 40 millimeters and 20 millimeters salvos joined in the roar of planes. The shipboard AA batteries claimed three shot down, one probable and one damage. Meanwhile one enemy plane was shot down by ighter planes, scrambled by this ship. At 1852 an enemy plane released a bomb at approximately 1,500 feet after making a run on the Fannie Bee. The bomb hit a corner of the after elef vator, crashing through the thin decks, showering fragf ments into shattered compartments as fires broke out from severed electrical cables. The Air Group was forced to seek out another ship as fires raged aboard the Fannie Bee. Two planes were lost after forced water landings but watchful destroyers picked the pilots off their rafts. The ship took on a severe port list while all hands turned to forming a long bucket brigade waist deep in water as the men fought through the night to save their ship. The Fannie Bee lived to ight again but at 1130 on the following morning 14 bodies were committed to the sea victims of the enemy bomb. The Fannie Bee returned to Pearl Harbor for repairs and a well earned rest for the crew. The month of August found the ship underway again Rear Admiral C A F Sprague hoisting his ComCarD1v 25 Sopus at Manus in the Admiralty Islands Jap salvoe land on CVE PAGE TWELVE mE W 'HWFUWWUWNW Near miss by enemy bomber, June 17, 1944. 1.1 'P '! P - . wrzefeffs-:. 1l7455Ei?iiQELHf3if25ai1-Sea !?!Pi??fi.'fQ59 4.., . Ezlllli a 223521934a111'1i25f1!2f1E::::ifa::u:m1::f1511a?Qrffrefiifvf wife Jap Tone class cruiser C visible just to right of splashesj leads CVE with salvo. Early in September the Eanshaw Bay headed for Morotai and commenced patrol of area south of Samar Island to lend support to landings at Tacloban. On the 18th and 19th of October planes from the CVE units destroyed 36 planes and damaged 28 others in the air and on the ground in attacks on Cebu, Panay and N egros. As planes from the OVE's pounded shore installations along Panay and Mindanao in close sup' port -of the ground troops, the tension grew daily. Rumors fscuttlebutt in Navy lingoj as to the wheref abouts of the Japanese fleet raced through the ships. Enemy strikes grew in intensity with a particularly heavy attack on the 24th of October by enemy bomb' ers and fighters. A fourfplane OAP shot down five out of eight enemy fighters that came out of the sun over Leyte. In all some 66 planes were shot down by air groups from the OVE's. A general fleet action appeared imminent. About 0100 on October 25 a force of battleships, cruisers and destroyers under Vice Admiral J. B. Olf dendorf waylaid a strong Japanese force attempting to transit Suriago Strait under cover of darkness. The attempted attack on our unloading area ended in virf tual annihilation for the enemy force as PT boats and destroyers unleashed a spread of torpedoes through a hail of surface ire. Guns from the U. S. battleships and cruisers found the range quickly, routing the enemy force in a mass of confusion and smoking, sink' ing hulks. Attacks on the crippled remnant of the Southern Japanese force were resumed at dawn by air groups from thc OVE's when the Fannie Bee's CIO reported ' i'f5q,41s'4 -ei, CVE survives close one. Egifggg 45' -Wwaa PAGE THIRTEEN X ' dum 9 -Wu 'pt mi 5, 1, 1 rn I :nu n nm W :mmnu rrggg ,y 1-mn:1::1:n:u .sniff 'T::.:.v:--- ll Jap voice radio transmissions indicating strong Japanese forces in close proximity At 0640 anti aircraft fire was sighted to the Northwest as a patrol plane radioed warning of a Japanese force approaching from San Bernardino Strait distance fifteen miles The force ap peared to consist of four enemy battleships eight heavy and light cruisers and eight or more destroyers There was only one course for Admiral Sprague s outgunned force a hasty retreat The escort carriers commenced retirement at maximum speed as all avail able planes were ordered airborne. At 0656 the valiant destroyer screen of three destroyrs and four DEls dropped astern to lay a smoke screen. Thus began one of the most incredible battles in the history of the U. S. Navy. At 0658 the leading enemy cruisers opened fire at a range of 29,200 yardsg at the same time the PAGE FOURTEEN 4- M ':1:::,1.: -- T--f.:.::' H ,I .1 1 .. , , W. .,... .a . ., ,. . ... i . - .... .- 1. . IllifiQlQlil1l 'g '!1ii' f iil5I i:::!:iiEHf5l!l 1-i2il ' !iilE ' f'l'l'l'i!i !i5' 1f f1v'Ii'5:f' 24 , :? v 'v :' '1'1'1:z1 l-v.r l'lA111! M--v-'1v: l V' fleeing Fannie Bee launched her 12 remaining planes. Enemy salvos commenced to creep up on the stern as Captain Johnson started evasive action. Laying down a heavy smoke screen the CVE's dodged and turned while shell splashes crashed close at hand, the range dropping to 26 000 yards as the fast enemy fleet raced after the vulnerable escort carriers. The enemy force separated at 0703 in a flanking movement designed to bring the CVE s under ire from three separate direcf tions As the enemy continued to close the range a providential rain squall reduced visibility to a half' mile or less. Running out of the squall in all too short a time the destroyer screen was ordered to make a torpedo attack on the enemy battle line. By 0759 the cruisers on the starboard had commenced to straddle the Fannie Bee with their salvos, one 6finch shell passing through the thin plating without exploding. About this um..uu!i:v-15 ,.,,,.,i 'q :1. 1 11f'vr'1v1 my 4.,u.n::::::1: '----r .i ..m.muum'm -u...1u:u1-.ms-:.1'1Vx' BM H Near miss as cruisers commence to straddle Enemy torpedo planes under fire June 18. same time a little cheer was heard as one of our planes landed a 500fpound bomb on the stern of a Kongo class battleship. The damage control party of the Fannie Bee was struggling to control fires as shells crashed through the ship. Meanwhile, the destroyers completed their heroic atf tack on the enemy battle line. The U.S.S. Johnston was last seen making a torpedo run between two cruisers while a plane reported the sinking of the U.S.S. Samuel S. Roberts. The U.S.S. Hoel reported a sixffoot hole forward, above and below the water line. The U.S.S. Gambier Bay dropped back from forf mation as water poured into the forward engine room. Planes continued their attacks on the enemy as the range closed to 11,000 yards. Fortunately the battle' ship Hre was inaccurate and spasmodic but the cruisers again scored with a hit on the flight deck as two ' Splash one Bogey! f . -- uu.:'.'Aw:..u--.--g -1- ' -- 1 1 'S' ' ' H ---V-J 'H '. -'4 .L 1 'E. 1 ' I : 1 :ru ' 'l ' - ' .. 4. . ...,. ix I Y lu? if F? L' ' -f' il -i NYY , i l lun! Mt' 1 111536311111 '1 cruisers and destroyers concentrated their fire on the smoking Fannie Bee. 1 About 0900 the U.S.S. Gambier Bay capsized and sank after a terrific pounding from enemy heavy cruisers at close range. After two and onefhalf hours of sustained battle the japanese fleet chose this time for a final destroyer torpedo attack and commenced retire' ment to the North, an unexplained but welcome sight to the battered Task Group. Every ship in the Unit had sustained hits while the Gambier Bay, Hoel, Rob' erts and Johnston had gallantly gone to a watery grave. The destroyers Heerman and Denni suffered major damage while the Butler and Raymond were little bet' ter off. Scarcely were the Japanese ships over the horizon when a new battle commenced for the warfweary CVE's. Jap suicide planes arrived to polish off the crippled carriers and succeeded in landing one Kama' kaize on the St. Lo flight deck. The resulting ex' plosions were too much for the battered St. Lo and at 1105 all hands abandoned ship as she slid to the depths of Leyte Gulf. The four remaining CVE's limped southward to Manus for temporary repairs before heading back to the United States. Captain Arnold assumed command on January 10, 1945, and in February, 1945, the Fannie Bee headed back to the Realm of the Golden Dragon. Admiral G. A. F. Sprague rejoined the ship in Ulithi in March, hoisting his flag as ComGarDiv 26. From Ulithi the Fannie Bee headed north for the Okinawa campaign. Again the Fannie Bee assumed the work of the big boys, providing ground support, blasting tanks, trucks, troops and being in turn subjected to every retaliatory trick the enemy had in his bag. The Fannie Bee was subjected to Kamakaize raids, suicide boats, submarines, mines and even suicide swimmers but her luck held, she remained unscathed. For 69 days during the occupation and neutralizaf tion of Okinawa the Fannie Bee operated continuously, with Composite Squadron TWO flying a total of 2,089 sorties. During this period fliers averaged 91 hours of combat flying per month! Pilots from this squadron literally pulverized all opposition, both on the ground and in the air. The havoc created among enemy troops contributed to a greatly reduced casualty rate in our own ground forces as the relentless air pounding blasted tanks, trucks, gun emplacements and equipf ment into uselessness. In addition to lending ground support, fliers of VOG2 also shot down five enemy planes during this same period. July found the Fannie Bee penetrating far into the East China Sea in a highly secret minsweeping expedif Heroic Destroyers and DE's lay smoke screen to hide beleaguered CVE's. vw. 'L ,,..,, '.'.:l 4 :ILQLEI ,. .A -5. and .Q tion along the China Coast. Steaming within radar range of Shanghai itself the assembled carriers, cruisers, battle' ships and destroyers fought off enemy planes and submarines in support of fast minesweeps. In this mission, des' tined to be the last combat assignment for the Fannie Bee, is the proof of acf ceptance of CVF,'s for regular fleet asf signments. Returning to Buckner Bay the force was attacked by submarines and Kama' kaizes as the desperate Japanese atf tempted to ward off the assembling of the invasion 'fleet. All vessels escaped damage despite the Herce attacks pressed home to the very mouth of Buckner Bay. From the Philippines the Fannie Bee prepared to add another to the long list of Pacific conquests with orders to join Admiral Frank jack Fletcher's Ninth Fleet at Adak, Alaska. From the Aleuf Airdales take off to harass enemy. Pfxora EIGIITIHQN mm m 'I Salvos blanket CVE's. tian chain the Northern spearhead into the Kurile Islands promised a welcome relief from Kamakaize attacks, swimmers burdened with underwater bombs, not to mention the hot tropic climate. Bnroute to Adak in early August stops were made at Guam and Bniwetok for foul weather gear and provisions for the coming invasion of the homeland, As the ship threaded its way out of the coralfreefed Eniwetok harbor news of the Japanese surrender arrived to make the journey to Adak an antifclimax. Arf riving in Kuluk Bay on the Bering side of Adak Island the Fannie Bee joined the assembled Ninth Fleet anchored in the shadow of snowfcapped peaks surf mounting the treeless green tundra. From the lush, dank foliage of the tropf ics to the Aleutian wastes the Fannie Bee paused before the final journey as an aircraft carrier of the Pacific Fleet. On September 7, 1945 the Fanshaw all + ill Suicide plane coming in high. Bay led thc aircraft carriers through narrow Taugaru Strait to the surrender and occupation of Japan at Ominato, on the tip of Northern Honshu. Cn Sep' tember 9, 1946 the actual signing of the surrender took place aboard Admiral Fletchers flagship anchored in Mutsu Kaiwan. Following the surrender most of the crew of the Fannie Bee settled down to figuring up points for discharge but, ex' cept for the airdales, the crew had not reckoned with a new element in the Navy's plans. As more ALNAVS came through each day a new organization sprung up in the Navy, the Magic Carpet. All available ships, including carriers, cruisers, battleships, and def stroyers were ordered into service to ref turn American Service men to the United States in the quickest time pos' sible. The Fannie Bee turned to this task with characteristic vigor and in the folf lowing months steamed over 23,500 miles with an average of 1,400 passenf gers each trip. This job was accom' plished in spite of the cut in its own complement by discharges and frequent mechanical failures. In the final trip from Japan to United States three of the four boilers broken down en route. Cn January 29, 1946, the last under' way watch on the U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay ended at 1155 as the Fannie Bee moored in Tacoma, Washington, for a lengthy overhaul and inactivation. Today the Fannie Bee rests in a new and gleaming aluminum coat designed to protect her worn and battered skin from the elements until the day when once again she may be called upon to answer the call to quarters in defense of her country. To the mcn who havc sailed with her Near miss from enemy torpedo plane- .lune 18. PAGE NINETEEN 4 fi mal Sill 2? 235 . 1 she will remain the Fannie Bee but in the records of the U. S. Navy she is the U.S.S. Fanshavv Bay CVE 7, proud possessor of a Presidential Unit Citation and a combat record second to none of her class. p Days in action . . . . 124 Aircraft destroyed, air . 16 Aircraft destroyed, ground . 42 Ships sunk, over 1,000 tons . . 5 Ships sunk, under 1,000 tons . 51 Ships damaged, over 1,000 tons . 23 Ships damaged, under 1,000 tons . 66 Land target strikes . . . . 229 Miles steamed . . over 150,000 Equator crossings . . . . . 10 International Date Line . 14 ,,,.,:,.,. ... i.. . i.,-.,.. .. ..-:.,urn:1,::-1: 1 -...,..n.1.4.41..ur'1-V: vm 'vim ll, ' 'i'1?1lIi imgnllmg ' 'fP3W???3?9WHVFW!?muW5'?!!! . W'!? ?P?Tff'?ffff???'u'A,l.'5mf: ii fl l' Wh!fzpirfwaisss!Is12s22:15?sEsi 391 553314ggsaaeils:sizsseigfitmzefzaa Aw Jap suicide plane hits U. S. S. Kitkun Bay, October 25, 1944. R .Q L llv U : - 1-.f-v.:-- - -- .. ..,-- - v .- v .' -.. '- E-,1.. .L ,'-..-.- v, .. 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SAUNDERS WILLIAM ALLEN MCCORMACK GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF SECOND RICHARD SPALDING ROGERS BRONZE STAR JOHN RAYMOND LETMAN RAYMOND L. SHUGRUE PHILIP E, CHAPMAN JAMES W. NELSON LESTER D. CARTER JR. D.F.C 1AL1i.Ix'm4iIisi ll .Ia IL Las.. fi ii Q53-y-fmygg-3,-g,1 j.:51:::: z-11L:1u::::'wf::: 'xzfiufilliiiiinlag'51-::::i:':g11:::f!',:iml5.:5i :iiF!i'1' . ' ':'g1rl! QQ 14445 ishaifsmdiiiz' 'iiliilf 'E me was 1 'TMSQQSI,EI1.I!I.malma.:I?::1wEIlmaI.I I.?fu1I12.mn1Iz:. El 1 lf X ,...l5., 'EL' . -J 1 'W 'Q .F EI 'W 9 ' ,J J PURPLE HEART VICTCR A, PETRICKA DELBERT D, ARTELLAN THOMAS E. DIGGS MICHAEL DCMBRCSKI RHEA M. GIBBS ARTHUR S. LARONDA GEORGE L. LAYTCN WILLIAM A. PARSONS EDWARD J. PETERS JAMES E. CULLUM GLENN C. HUTSELL LEONARD J. MCSER LERCY E, SLAY DELBERT E. FRANK ARNOLD C. FYHRIE JOSEPH E. HENDERSON WALTON G. HOWELL JOHN C. LEERSKCV CHARLES J. MILLER BENJAMIN J. PERKINS JAMES M. LAMANDCLA CHARLES E. LINDSEY RONALD VAUGHN EDWARD D. MCDCNALD THOMAS D. PCLITKYA GEORGE E. THICK HARRY A. EORIATTI FRANK C. FILSGN, JR. DAVID A. BRAUN COMMENDATION RIBBON EDWARD CHARLES FERGUSQN DERRICK CHADWICK TURNIPSEED WINSTON JUDD ROWE WILLIAM HGIST BOTZER ,J I la H' ' Lf' I mnI.iaIi1f'- 'iwxvnmaxssamv If If I1 I ni H 1' If 1 ' 'F ., , U . ff if 'I GW Eff: ' viz? 3 in ' L gill? 444557 4 lc Msn A1 1153: .P J mf E 'Fi' ' 1. lx, 1 +5135 Q N 215.1 :ji fig , nl A f ' , Wm. Wrr-Iisnfwi ! Hau..11mH!!++.1H-vguiin'furm4.m'fzn1msmr:n2hua1JI!! !l m !ih!IR!dz! MmiHir!9iHI1iLMI 4nlixamuxmfLi!!!!! ,Lm.in.1...1L'..,a LIFE A D T E FANNY -l-ll itll' , 12:1 1 42. F 'nr :rs LEE: 15? 1 we W qui L in 'mi ' hal. W 1121 1. W! .rg 1 i .., , 2255? '- flli ' rr! ' :hh , .... mg: 1 53:3 12 WI? T1 ll, La PAGE TWENTY Six Fannie Bee at Brisbane, Australia. L 5 , K, ,H ,.,,p,,,P,,,L,,. -.5.a,Li.,a.4,9R,..,.,+,,,M,s nk 1 I 5,5 Manly Q um adv :pin Has U 1n,3x,1 pair-my 1,61 I Sri' -qswmur . 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L j5 ' i w A' . iiiisiwenw 555:12 3?ms!a2 ..f-. .?353i3::t f : ,1f W' -W Fueling a destroyer at sea. ,, 'Y 'Q L ' I 20 mm. gunnery. ' ' ' ' ' ' MV- I -'H ' ian uw -'H Z :' H' 1 .' E! !172!!!Z . ll 2155 if I 51, :tml l' .m.m2g4g,1 z'Ul f1I: !Qz:!w?f'1- Q . J: f sf : my W1vs.!mms!s.1,1zn. .num fl 2 fm ru mf 1 Hum Returning empty belly tanks by the whip Ca form of breeches buoyj. 1 K' 'a I z E -4 F 'J W w 1 E i E i i R 12 3 ? 5 2 3 S I 2 Fighter returns from mission. PAGE THIRTY'EIGHT Barrier crash! j73.'f'Y W ' Til ' zz- .1 : .:',,.f5ufff5f' '?U 9'!f!!f 1Q2 N L ' . 3 ' nm 5 mil -1- fl 15 Pl ---- T-3590 5552- ,955 1 -1' 'I :Hu 5 .2- -QL ' .1-Z .' 'LSI S 'H ..::'A k 3351 ,.H.Ef: .::,2' x v ' 1: ' :,.:,.::':z':4 .:.:::. 1. ' z. .-11. ,, sf i' 4 1? + 55 'tmffhflfiff '57!'fif7i?'Eig'?7 gg! L 7? ,:.i'51i'l:f: v 5 5 it -:Q i J ufff'! S :kf' H IV Q 'i -ll ama' 3 alan . If . 'ilgggfvgggg f i:x' I-1 fl' gm ii vigil!! 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PAGE FORTY'ONE gm x.. lx-..1.m.. .mm lm. -. .------V W m ,:..:.1wene1s Hiliiiiiihal.miQll:i-iiiikilltiiliilfiisii iii-iikiliiiiiilih1EI.Z:5?liE!515.btl .iz RENEW!! Y Navy Day, 1945. Pearl Harbor, T. H. USAT Randolph rams forward stack. Exercising 40 mm. battery. PAG13 FORTYJTXVO l?m?5'?3'Je?Ff'x ,i51i1f WSWHWMFW W f!V'1'5?f?!'i'?'i?l 'l?'Y 'X f5Em?11mgEg:z5?:?zase:a12:IusffezasfznflffwffMujisfffzzfsz1'lun':'2f?55550 w wfm5::f1fifmi8i'i25R11f-'4 ,,1?1' 41 U' JM , 4, mf rr I. -- , xi. ', ,. .I,., ,:.z, Shrapnel damage to warhead. Et., Crowded troop transport slides by Alcatraz on the Magic Carpet QE I . . ' a I 9 Us if 1:1 rs .,,,,,, if . Al nw -P L . Testing circuits, an endless o Machinists find little idle time aboard the Fannie Bee. 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