Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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heavy strike against this important targ,et. The Strive arrived and found the snipoin-1, to bg as -.e.O.,ted ,nd fade 8 Q N.. Ni -L A-J ,,, Q. La ting attack. Masthead level bombing tactics were em-glaved ive ships were left sinlzini -.vita tnree snios set afire and ed' Al'Oi1Oll h the flight was at extreme range for carrier Mrmmft, none ran out of fuel Jrior to return. Upon conaletion ol this action tne Task Group retired to Saipan, endvhmftnere on 2o Septerber l9LL, for replenisnnent and rearming. 9 were under- av tne followino' da. for Ulitni, arriving there on 1 October, at which time Cgiriaflder Tasi: Group 38.2 shifted his Flag o the USS IITTU-.PID Two davs later, on 3 Octooer, because of tne aggroacn of a fynhoon, tne Las' Group bot underway and put to sea. It returned Q 5 October only to get .1l'J.d61 '- Jay gain time followinj, day for con- bat operations , jf' On.7 October 1941+ Task Gr cup 38.2 rendezvoused with Task 38 and on lOl October corngenoed tne first aerial etrilzeavagainst Jima. See 0.0. letter serial 01.66 of 31 0C'C07-Wi' KACU-03 portlfor details of the fQ1,LowinQ actions. The attaclzs continued 13 the day, ulggn tile completion of wnion, Tas.: Force 33 ' . . ' '- '21 s aflainst S-Outhwest and on l2 October connenced aerial stri e ,, O ,- ,. and Sgligping, at Formosa. v-1 . L 5 . ' .5 Strifzes continued until 18 October, at W'-Ach tue ' ,M Blr fields, air field installations, A

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'WSI' 300 miles, the Tasl: Group Cogiqander did not E' IAL -:Juli down Japanese aircraft tnst nziznt su., ,rt their forces t -4 4- --' a , Runvaays and grounded aircraft were nit. Enemy planes xvere During the period 12 to 11. September l9L,,L,, aerial Strikes conducted aginst air fields and air field installations in me s Group of Islands, Central Pnilippines, for the sane our- i as those conducted against Llindanao. Emery planes were still to find. 'There were the -Taps - Luzon? On 17 September 1941+ Task Group 36.2 returned to Palau Islands d the 'Air G ue took oart in suouort missions for the landinffs ro , , ,R O hen in progress. Again Task Group 38.2, with the ITTTLERID as a unit, headed Orth, and during, the period 21 to 22 September conducted aerial rikes against air fields, air field installations and enemy ship- 8 On and in the vicinity of Luzon, Pnilipgine Islands. Follow- s this, Task Group headed south again and on 21, September con- uoted strikes against air fields and air field installations and s Ning, inthe Visayas area. Search glagies reported a heavy con- Pn ration of enemy shipping, consisting lainly of tankers, at , Un Island in the western part of the Visayes area. Al'0llO11311 a a of the Tasl: Group 9 distance to this area froze the operating, re hesitate to Qigiq, A U ' ,I ,- ' ask? ,f ag .n ., J , 1 ' 5- ?: ' , ' - ' ' , 5 333- . U- J , I . I .. ,V 1. 4, 'J' Us Q - L , ' 4 A

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IQEI-TTIAL shifted to Northern Luzon, Heading, south again Task Force 38 strucl: the 'visa-.fag Gnu., on October in sullhfort of the landing-,s at Leyte. After refueling Task: Force returned to the attaclz on 24 October and, after. h planes had located a strong, Japanese surface force in the ibuvan Sea, colmitted itself' to strong continuous aerial strilzes galnst this lorce throughout the day. The Japanese fleet had shown tself at last The enemy force suffered great danny, including 'Ii he loss of a Yamato type battleshig. During the night inforzistion as received that a strong, Japanese carrier taslz force was north- ast of Luzoi, heading, south. The ILITLLJID in Tas: Force 38 heeded orth to interceot this force, and on the morning of 25 October Ocated and almost completely annihilated it. The cripgled were inished o I bi- surface forces later in the day and during, the night 13 noon t is date, upon receipt of inforrgation that the Sibuyan Sea force had sortied from San Sernadino Straits, Task Group 2 Steatzed south at top speed to attempt interception and engage- . Q ,Lv ' nn 7' t not-qever, pg-lgp to arrival, uillS enemy for ce had attacled our ltcarriere o-gerating in sup-Jort of the Lelfte lalldiflie and had rival, The following, morning. Wred the Straits prior. to our arl V K 0 n ' J- ' 1 ' 6 .t Wed aerial strikes against this Jaganese iorce. HS 1 inflicting '0hroug,h the Sibuyan Sea, Southwest of Panay Island,