Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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up of islands as a prelizinary to 'wwf l ' 1 ' , , 'v'3!x.5vg-AQ X I ' ' 1. f Q12 '! .Q , r , ,.,.., .. , .aa i' 5- V f m., xg.. x Af- - 1 1 , ' , - .C ' V v V. 5 I - , 30'June l9hh. Ancnored at Zniuetok. 1 Julv l9hb. Detached sir Groug l9 to Bniuetok Air Station atapulting the entire air group at anchor. L Jul! l2bh. Received various gray, Havy and Larine personnel, passage and further nospitalizationg Task Group 19.7 underway Pearl.Harbor. ll Juli l9hb. Arrived Pearl Harbor. Task Unit dissolved. l6 Aueust l9l.l.. Underway for Bniwetolc as Task Unit l2.J.2, Listing of Il'7T.'1flf?ID, QIQTTSRPPLISZ, T.IfDZP'j1TD.I.'C.l, BLUJ, DIILRVTIN, LN, and CUSUIUG. Air Group lC, under the conzand of Commander .iam Edward Ellis, U.S. Navy, landed aboard and reported for duty 25 August l9QL. anchored Eniwetok Atoll. 22 August lQbL. Underway as a part of Task Group 58.2 for Cl .lninetolt Atoll . 26 August l9LL. Anchors 22 august l9ub. Detached fron Tas: Group 58.2, reported to Lning exercises. K Group 38.23 underway for coabat operations. L Segtember lQLh. Received nssistant Secretary of the Navy 'Air and his Aide aboard by aircraftg launched the foregoing or in the day. rations aaainst the Palau f 6 Segtember l9Ll+. Conrsenced air cpe assault and occupation. 7 Sdgtember ling. Continued strikes against Palau Islands. . u - , ,

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.' ' , f g - c f-'sr gf 5' .J ' .ww V. . . 1' , diff Quin ,V -- V h , '5g'37i 1' J' . ' - -' - '- J.'a',',2f ,LT . ' , ' . all 9 Anril l9Lh. ?ursuant to 3uPers letter BLS96 of 8 April Captain William Dodge Saaple, U,S. Kavy, assuaed commend of IS IHTREPID, relieving the acting Commanding Officer, Com- ' Richard Kenna Gaines, .2 Kaz lihg. In accordance with BuPers despatch 121228 and ,, ' of Hay lybh, Captain Killian Dod4e Saaple turned over comp 0 hav 1 A . Pursuant to BuPe s desg-ton 121227 of Hay 19hL, 0 Couaander Richard Xena: Gaines, U.S. Tavy. I ' I 2 5 A r - 3 .n Joseph ?rancls Holger, U.S. Vavy, of Arlington, Virginia, ad copnand, relievil 1, Coaaander Richard Kenna Gaines, U.S. Navy I June l2hL. Underway for post-repair trials, trials 'actory. 3 June ligb. Loored to dock, Naval air Station, Alaneda, arnie. aircraft, motorized equipnent, and L Underway for Pearl Harbor, carrying passengers, iscellaneous cargo. 4 June 19h Arrived Pearl Harbor. Q June lgbb. L Q. L.......jL... 10 under the conaand of Commander 2 June 1 hh. Air Groug ,, 3. Jung, U,S, Navy, repor sox, 1 23 June l9LL. Underway for Emi in Joseph F. Bolger, U. ted aboard for transportation to wetok as Task Group 19.7, S.H., in coxaand, consisting of the 7 Q '? d LUETZ3. .ID, SHLLn-Y an . t - .' T '- gs. ,,, . M, W

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LEE' . 9 Se tember l9l+l+. Corarenced attaclzs on tlie island of Illndanao ' 9 pgine Islands. J, 12-lla. 5?,21G,giQ.6,1g-l.9LLLp1:, Aerial strilges against Visayas. lfz S9',0'G6idbSI' l9l+l+. Support rgissions at,Palau. 21 22 'Saute ber l9l+L1-. Aerial strikes against Luzon. .fit-Lgggtetiter 1295.1 Strikes against Visayas and shipping strile to Coron Island. Q , 28 Segteiber l9Z+l+. .QL-'1C11OI'Sd at Saipan for replenisngent and rearnlna. 29 Seote ber 1941+-L Underway for Ulitui Atoll. l October lDl.l+. Arrived Ulitni Atoll. Cciiiander Task: Group shifted nis Flag to the USS 1ITTTg13L?ID. ' Because of the approach of typhoon disturb- 3 October. A999 ance, Tas' Grouo 30.2 got underway for sea. During the period 2 October Lp Octooer l9M+, heavy seas and tygnoon weather were experienced with insignificant material damage. 2 October 10L,l,. Ancnored Ulitbi Atoll. 6 October l9l+L.. Task: Group 323.2 sortied from Ulitni for com- but 0Perat i ons . ' Rendezvoused with Tasl: Group 38.1, 35.3 and .LQ 0pnb,erL-l.91+u 38.15 n ' lo October lquh 01-zinam-sa Coirienced aerial strikes against ,.. ,Y fxwf ' 1 - ' ...,, , , , i f A ff. H . . . 37 . c ' , f A Q- 1