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269:. Lieutenant (jg) Muoio had been providing air coverage for DESDIV 43 engaged in the bombardment of enemy positions at Ormoc Bay. The sighting was reported to the destroyer flotilla commander and they quickly located it and sank it with gunfire. Postwar examination of records indicate only one submarine sunk in that vicinity on that date,
164:, Admiralty Islands, in groups of three aircraft. The first group arrived at Manus on 24 October 1944, coming under the operational control of FAW-10. As each group of aircraft arrived, they were painted flat black in preparation for night operations. A detachment of two aircraft was sent on the 28th to
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Kaneohe under the operational control of FAW-2. Three crews had been unable to complete the trans-Pacific flight and remained at Alameda. They did not rejoin the squadron until
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4 June 1945: Lieutenant Deland J. Croze attacked two transports and an escort vessel in the
Makassar Strait, sinking the two transports but receiving damage from the AA fire of the escort. Croze made a forced landing off the beach of
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Japanese task force that was bombarding the beach head in
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2074:
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2054:
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1562:
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1462:
1460:
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1443:
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1357:
1352:
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1337:
1335:Steam frigates
1332:
1327:
1322:
1320:Patrol vessels
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
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918:
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2797:
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2775:
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1769:Reserve fleet
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1759:Current fleet
1757:
1755:
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1350:Sloops of war
1348:
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1171:
1170:Seventh Fleet
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
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1069:Naval Academy
1067:
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1006:
1004:
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991:
989:
986:
982:
979:
978:
977:
976:Pacific Fleet
974:
970:
967:
966:
965:
962:
961:
959:
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947:
944:
942:
939:
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936:Installations
934:
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697:
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688:
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669:
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667:public domain
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581:
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566:
562:
559:
558:Seventh Fleet
555:
551:
547:
544:
541:
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534:
533:
526:
523:
519:
518:
512:
511:
505:
502:
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482:
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470:
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463:
462:Hainan Island
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458:
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403:
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373:
372:
366:
365:
359:
355:
354:Depth charges
351:
347:
344:
340:
337:
333:
332:Lingayen Gulf
329:
325:
322:
321:Canipo Island
318:
313:
309:
306:
305:
299:
298:
292:
291:
285:
284:
278:
277:Japanese Army
274:
273:
268:
264:
261:
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250:
246:
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239:
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107:Military unit
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36:
32:
28:
24:
19:
16:
1998:
1932:Wetting-down
1921:Constitution
1920:
1914:Tingey House
1793:History and
1764:Future fleet
1508:Supply Corps
1493:Dental Corps
1476:Deputy Chief
1155:Fourth Fleet
1145:Second Fleet
916:Future ships
911:Active ships
884:Navy Reserve
835:2020–present
763:
700:. Retrieved
694:
673:
664:
663:
609:
590:
576:
549:
531:
521:
516:
509:
468:
456:
439:
432:
416:and off the
401:
392:
383:
377:
370:
363:
342:
317:Mangarin Bay
303:
296:
289:
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271:
254:
232:
227:
214:
208:
175:
122:
118:
110:
109:
83:World War II
15:
1829:Fleet bands
1814:Blue Angels
1498:Nurse Corps
1420:Designators
1280:Battleships
1275:Auxiliaries
1175:Tenth Fleet
1165:Sixth Fleet
1160:Fifth Fleet
1150:Third Fleet
615:NAS Alameda
560:operations.
185:Celebes Sea
166:Mios Woendi
136:NAS Alameda
79:Engagements
1884:Navy Weeks
1834:Fleet Week
1795:traditions
1355:Submarines
1290:Destroyers
780:Leadership
660:References
489:Balikpapan
485:Brunei Bay
420:coastline.
402:San Carlos
328:Leyte Gulf
204:Philippine
158:Los Negros
1869:Navy Hymn
1864:Navy Flag
1854:Navy Band
1736:Equipment
1518:JAG Corps
1459:Personnel
1388:Personnel
981:Commander
969:Commander
955:Operating
871:Structure
830:2010–2019
825:2000–2009
820:1864–1959
577:Barataria
550:Currituck
532:Half Moon
530:USS
522:Barataria
520:relieved
517:San Pablo
515:USS
510:Barataria
508:USS
473:Tawi-Tawi
455:USS
440:Currituck
418:Indochina
400:USS
376:USS
371:Corbesier
369:USS
362:USS
302:USS
295:USS
288:USS
281:USS
267:Ormoc Bay
255:Currituck
253:USS
174:USS
115:U.S. Navy
3128:Category
1744:Uniforms
1657:COMPTUEX
1589:Training
1429:Enlisted
1415:Insignia
1408:Officers
1392:training
1315:Monitors
1305:Frigates
1285:Cruisers
1265:Airships
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