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Japanese bomber-fighter strike about 50 miles north of Taffy 2. Her four fighters broke up the enemy formation, and with reinforcements drove off the attackers before they reached the carriers. Her planes continued to attack enemy ships the following day. Laden with rockets and
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cruised to the east of Leyte Gulf with other carriers of
Admiral Stump's "Taffy 2" (Task Unit 77.4.2, TU 77.4.2), powerful Japanese naval forces converged upon the Philippines and launched a three-pronged offensive to drive the Americans from Leyte. In a series of masterful and coordinated surface
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Firefighting parties promptly brought the blazes under control, including those of two fueled and burning torpedo planes in the hangar deck. Within 24 hours, she resumed limited air operations. Most repairs to her damaged electrical and communication circuits were completed by 9 January, when the
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had 14 men killed and 52 wounded, but by 10 January she resumed full duty in support of the
Lingayen Gulf operations. In addition to providing air cover for the task force, her planes flew 104 sorties against targets in western
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launched the remaining planes the next day and returned to
Eniwetok, arriving on 27 June. After embarking 207 wounded troops, she departed on 1 July, touched Pearl Harbor on the 8th, and reached San Diego on 16 July.
825:. It hit the ship to starboard near the fantail, forcing her out of control. The second strike an hour later by two Avengers resulted in one torpedo hit on the portside amidships against an unidentified battleship.
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R. L. Fowler, they soon joined planes from other Taffy carriers. Shortly after 12:30, some 70 planes surprised and attacked the retiring Center Force, strafing and bombing through intense antiaircraft fire.
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attempted to break the air cover and crash into ships of the covering and carrier group. The few that escaped the combat air patrols were either shot down or driven off by accurate antiaircraft fire.
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The enemy air attacks intensified on 5 January. Patrolling fighters broke up morning and early afternoon strikes, shooting down numerous raiders. At 16:50, a third attack sent all hands to
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and dropped emergency supplies at POW camps. She returned to Pearl Harbor on 24 September, unloaded her aircraft, and steamed to the
Marshall Islands carrying replacement troops.
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Carrier Division 24 (CarDiv 24). Steaming via Eniwetok, she reached Manus 3 October and began final preparations for the invasion of the
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on 19 June. During the next 4 days, she remained east of the embattled island as ships and planes of the Fast
Carrier Task Force repulsed the Japanese Fleet in the
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and destroyed ammunition dumps and ground installations. She remained in the
Marshalls during the next month and extended her operations late in February first to
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650 miles east of Oahu. After completing 2 more "Magic Carpet" runs, she departed Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1946 and reached
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sent an eight-plane strike against ground targets on Leyte before sunrise; subsequently, these planes bombed and strafed retiring enemy ships southwest of
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launched protective air patrols and sent fighters and bombers to attack and destroy
Japanese installations in the Aitape area. On 4 May she returned to
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resumed air operations in support of Leyte ground forces on 27 October. During ground support and air cover missions, her planes shot down an
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helped down three of the raiders and her fighters knocked out two more. After recovering her planes on 16 December, she sailed in convoy via
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sortied New Year's Day 1945 with ships of the Luzon Attack Force. With five other escort carriers she provided air cover for Vice Admiral
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launched two airstrikes during the enemy pursuit of Taffy 3 and two more as the Japanese retreated. At 08:30, she sent four torpedo-laden
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Ralph Davidson and became flagship for Carrier Division 24. Joining Task Force 52 (TF 52), she sortied 22 January for the invasion of the
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133:Reclassified
128:31 July 1946
117:Commissioned
112:10 July 1943
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1376:Guadalcanal
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1348:Liscome Bay
1127:Adak Island
1005:Ommaney Bay
943:. A second
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836:and led by
700:Philippines
606:Felix Stump
562:New Ireland
505:sailed for
386:Operations:
155:Hull symbol
144:27 May 1958
2755:1943 ships
2734:Categories
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2592:Sitkoh Bay
2550:Petrof Bay
2487:Kitkun Bay
2473:Kasaan Bay
2424:Natoma Bay
2417:Manila Bay
2396:Corregidor
2375:Casablanca
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2270:LST(H)-464
2022:Rockingham
2015:Rockbridge
1994:Meriwether
1804:transports
1586:Thetis Bay
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1516:Petrof Bay
1453:Kitkun Bay
1439:Kasaan Bay
1390:Natoma Bay
1383:Manila Bay
1362:Corregidor
1341:Casablanca
1327:Casablanca
1196:References
1182:Manila Bay
1159:Boeing 314
1151:Manila Bay
1119:Manila Bay
1089:Manila Bay
1079:San Fabian
1070:Manila Bay
1052:Manila Bay
1023:Louisville
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321:Complement
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1959:McCracken
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1097:San Diego
1048:kamikazes
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899:Aichi D3A
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466:, Inc.,
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1903:Pickens
1889:Olmsted
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