Guam (CB 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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TORIC HEADLINES OF THE PACIFIC WAR ,.-f'-sf ' E' MEIM, Wk. I lx , B 1 uisefi A' tt e Y i I 1 H . , A . . . been in dcuoni Guam hdb ted ihatl t SQ dis, Dlsdosliafe filrliinigewhen the Naigpiigld islandsn . 30 lu-m 'The Navy.. he Since Bust h aims have bmsted twoair strikgs gkfxosiiz D C . f I-QIQSS I1 hlr 12,-HIC g . ei--b0I'Y1e -alfgfa ' ton ' . -ting 0 - 1 ed IH CMU her aim Wasb1nght'j3,w QW noah beeg poundmg that she ,englaif Japan and T-hatpianes and helped tonlgg N nam., as within Sig two enemy , B I. hot down m W ix months' h 1- WPG ba-Welles Shers P Lovettff, for MDS of e t, bail' SEX Ot ' C t. Leland ' s 60m NIVV' .ug '2:r?V1I'Sl0n of a piiikis Sklppeqed blyatiofg chief, the cqlhlalriiawliilavy Y ba ew X3 am I il feet in lengmaft bac- Navy pubicsfiiit. 17 at the Phfieisii like the G by Le CT U1 r Gua 's as ny 0lder.AmeQ,cS made Sifmed iasother American UHF fPf0v1ne Navy was Credlt gfgantlc I mentation ' in the The on Y t r ship. the Mas 8' I In Je g her-Self Depaffm e toda 5 ' t-worthy Ships is her S15 e W' bat han R w Snr 5' T I S XM Sw Gruber 'fedh an ,,,pEl- A Aykxe ,Q time .5 5 ll! fi 1 ' A ' against the Her main battery consists of 12-inch guns ,, the Philadelphia Navy Yard Se U CI mi bruiser I hiaiglai gms KPOCKE eu, If S Guam I Shlps In the world ineerin 9 13h Alaska, d P Lovette former es W O r M is 515 than th ' c relations at prov , , W ar 1531 WAR ON JAPANEA gpgpggt Th. N Rev e 0 Cl-hc 2-,,' Washington, D. C., July 30 um-ig- War, Chef the av-V disc! Bale lllger I d S a The navy disclosed tonight that the st Th ual!! new g- Used I d l I ' oiPocI4-,S h ew giant mme I ment fl-sf0,Q 'f0bftt '1f battlast nfght fl C 'conversion ii lan Guam' he Gm' been b.fffhep0.e -we e Cruise ef S, 01116 Amegomesmp Viviun Y a :mich miiriirgns Lrg iii -wi montlglng theki: battjeilxer canl' ch fvjr .vnp h ex Unsinkobxe 0 wwf vermin Oi, the ly bam Whslii panese af, as thanoh caffiiomplefeii n S A 3 i poc et attle- l esh- D In u e 12 1- XNGTON' qugyosed 3 nazi iship, has been in 15179 G ips In I exceed- ost heiual 125-:light 11101511012 gust Q WASEY tonight wiht? Tmoobeeni C0mhat acnion Off lrzfastedlxmz' Ijqgtb lnfing m-my 1SD1a ant'-ii crulseweapogs ra e sf X s 1 - , -1 c 1- s 1' 6533523233228 Rgariy sixjh ,ilalfififil Zixgigsfgi S-'Ezra-filfieg dxf: Gzneggh gungongdge 373110 Oosffgtofgatonb rzmeztb Ona!! e Qhe qw , months. .port dow . Wo . eld - ave Tb Pe th On S U one oi ,0nzir.,3ceJg The G u a m ' s stlifkes, ed I1 :Ing sjiurpldnfgands, 'Un de Uafgn Oignd hi is Yhgfe e Guamlype now of Wguns have blast- 'pot he Gu merouothers ' as- fo!-,nero Capt as be 9 bein, hd 2385519 mrfe thi? 2?fiidefi'Ei1x0lZQf?g cam, L. r. Lnvmew 01-Rent lh am I3 3 cal. and Rel-ag, dire LPIQ Und 1 e p. . e length' any oxdewg Cnr ed in downi battle' she 15 10I:.gAm9f'knockcd down tvizo airblancs, assist. six others and su The U. S. S. Guam, 27,000-ton ship, with the fleet since January, received her baptism of fire March 18 in the carrier attack length is 800 feet She was commissioned at f all I F1 Oh Wo Hd 9 t fled Sfeefhepcej-gifs and In elif 01-S1150 leg 1:21 Wdghgi ery L0 co he F.. Ir Sn...'?f-'lien faidn.. Ere Qhfsr mb-'lt S C unfgton