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Lingayen Gulf on the morning of 9 January 1945 went off without interference. Unloading was progressing nicely when an enemy plane came out of the sun unobserved and attempted to glide bomb
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for refresher training. While the ship was again en route to the war zone, with
Eniwetok only a few hundred miles away, the electrifying "cease all offensive operations" message was received 15 August 1945. Pausing in the Philippines,
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transferring casualties to two hospital ships. That evening she departed for
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526:Off the western end of Makin 20 November 1943,
19:For the passenger-cargo ship of 1918-1922, see
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711:aboard was dispatched ashore. At sunset
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703:Air attacks and transfer of casualties
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1155:National Defense Reserve Fleet
795:By 8 October personnel of the
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21:USS George F. Pierce (ID-648)
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302:General characteristics
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840:77th Infantry Division
734:81st Infantry Division
691:hours. That afternoon
625:81st Infantry Division
555:27th Infantry Division
157:Pierce County, Georgia
1978:Sovereign of the Seas
1668:Herald of the Morning
1027:Japanese home islands
963:7th Infantry Division
883:6th Infantry Division
864:Hollandia, New Guinea
844:Nouméa, New Caledonia
578:7th Infantry Division
561:Invasion of Kwajalein
453:that served with the
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545:With Makin secured,
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1145:. On 13 June 1965,
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957:Invasion of Okinawa
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1063:decommissioned at
939:38th Army Division
933:Uneventful landing
920:suffers casualties
903:Philippine Islands
724:Invasion of Palaus
619:Invasion of Saipan
497:amphibious warfare
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1887:Queen of the Seas
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893:Invasion of Luzon
791:Invasion of Leyte
785:Admiralty Islands
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1964:Santa Maria
1922:Rocky Mount
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809:Philippines
742:Guadalcanal
652:4th Marines
536:Liscome Bay
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332:459 ft 3 in
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2247:Categories
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2196:Bald Eagle
2129:Wild Rover
1915:Robin Hood
1908:Ringleader
1866:Oglethorpe
1579:Eagle Wing
1488:Blue Ridge
1188:References
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879:New Guinea
825:Leyte Gulf
674:, Saipan.
641:California
407:Complement
374:horsepower
353:Propulsion
276:Honors and
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1703:John Land
1689:Hurricane
1675:Highflier
1586:Expounder
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1509:Celestial
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1425:Andromeda
1069:Navy List
1018:San Diego
991:starboard
951:beachhead
947:Subic Bay
773:batteries
752:Islands.
709:artillery
648:battalion
613:San Diego
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195:Laid down
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1992:Spitfire
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1782:Mischief
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1628:Gauntlet
1565:Defiance
1467:Asterion
1460:Argonaut
1446:Aquarius
1390:Achernar
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513:Japanese
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428:20mm gun
415:Armament
392:Capacity
260:Stricken
203:Launched
151:Namesake
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2045:Typhoon
2008:Theenim
1971:Sheliak
1929:Rolette
1894:Rainbow
1880:Pampero
1752:Merrick
1745:Mathews
1717:Lookout
1682:Hotspur
1593:Flyaway
1544:Coringa
1523:Cepheus
1418:Alshain
1382:C2-S-B1
1204:APA-50
1108:a movie
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368:D-type
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289:service
237:Renamed
185:Builder
120:History
62:improve
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1994:(1943)
1775:Meteor
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485:Pierce
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329:Length
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278:awards
242:Pierce
144:Pierce
110:Pierce
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1320:class
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943:LaPaz
905:, at
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805:Leyte
781:Manus
750:Palau
672:Kanoa
517:Makin
386:knots
381:Speed
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348:24 ft
345:Draft
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551:LSTs
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