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fleet anchorage at Truk. Ack-ack from surrounding airfields was quite intense, and once again swarms of lap fighters took to the' air for revenge. More Rising Suns set that day as the tally for Sara's pilots continued to mount. Next, in the invasion of the Gilberts Sara neutralized Nauru lsland and transformed her air strips into bomb- pocked shambles. Combat air patrols were maintained over the bloody beaches of Tarawa. In the Gilberts cam- paign, the Sara's men were saddened by the loss of the Liscome Bay, the first carrier to be sunk in the Pacific in more than a year. Rear Admiral Mullinix, the Sara's skipper a scant three months before, Went down with his flagship. At the end of the Gilberts campaign, Sara was released for a quick run to the States as a reward for achievement, a slight rest for all hands, and a brief yard period for maintenance Work. ln early December, 1943, she entered drydock at l-lunter's Point, San Francisco, and re- mained there until the 3rd of lanuary, 1944. The stateside visit Was the first in nineteen months. A. U ,. -A . , ,f1mfemgf':-:ivrsswfff fffsf-'ff 1' 'f-f'f'i 'f'M 'm few . t 4. . ..M V f , f ww ,W W 5,5 A f f W f f I 1 ,ff 4- , ' 7 4 ff , 'ff' ww fffyf X ,, H Q, W ' 3 SARA ESCORTS TRANSPORTS TO TARAWA 3 ' f ' , ' 4