USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. During the Battle off Samar, part of the overall Battle of Leyte...
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observed pecking at a typewriter in a stateroom on his ship, the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73). The working title of his last work was The Renegade Queen. In...
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ships lost in the battle—USS Hoel (DD-533), USS Johnston (DD-557), USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), and USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)—then struggled to survive...
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on 21 April 1944, boarded three carriers USS Gambier Bay CVE-73, USS Hoggat Bay CVE-75, and USS Kitkun Bay CVE-71 for a voyage to Hawaii and arrived 8...
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admiral. A veteran of both World Wars, he commanded escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) during the Mariana Islands campaign. Goodwin then served consecutively...
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USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) (flagship) USS America (LHA-6) USS New Orleans (LPD-18) USS Green Bay (LPD-20) USS Rushmore (LSD-47) USS Ashland (LSD-48) USS Patriot (MCM-7)...
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USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was the fortieth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II; she was...
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forces sank escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), destroyers USS Hoel (DD-533) and USS Johnston (DD-557), and escort destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)...
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There are also resin kits available in this scale, such as the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) by Aki. Doyusha released a limited number of Japanese castle models...
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Casablanca class: CVE-56 Liscome Bay Sunk 24 November 1943. Submarine torpedo launched from IJN I-175 SW off Butaritari (Makin). CVE-73 Gambier Bay Sunk 25 October...
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Taffy 3 monument was dedicated on October 24, 1996. The granite USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) monument was dedicated on October 25, 1996. Family members and...
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victory had not been won without cost. The American forces lost USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), destroyers Johnston and Hoel, and the destroyer escort, Samuel...
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Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, Ofstie's COMCARDIV 26 escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was sunk by Japanese naval gunfire. For this service at Samar...
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Gambier Bay. Avon Books, New York, NY. ISBN 0-380-55806-8. USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) & Composite Squadron VC-10 official website USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)...
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List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II (section Aircraft carrier, escort (CVE))
home for repairs but eventually rejoined the fight against Japan. USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was fired on and hit by multiple Japanese warships during the...
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CarDiv26: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) Air Squadron VC-5 USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) Air Squadron VC-10 USN Task Unit 52.11.2 CarDiv24: USS Sangamon (CVE-26) USS Suwannee...
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Citation. The units with the most Presidential Unit Citations are submarine USS Parche (SSN-683) and the 1st Marine Division, both with nine citations. The...
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USS Essex (CV-9) and USS Langley (CVL-27) fly almost 200 sorties, those from the escort aircraft carriers USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) and USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)...
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USS Gamage (1864, IX-227) USS Gambier Bay (AVG-73/ACV-73/CVE-73) USS Gamble (DD-123/DM-15) USS Gamma (1863) USS Ganadoga (YT-390/YTB-390/YTM-390) USS Gandy...
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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE–79) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy, which served during World War II. It was named after Ommaney...
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The USS Gambier Bay CVE-73, an escort carrier that was made in the Vancouver Shipyard...
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(AVG-4/BAVG-4) – went to the RN as HMS Charger (D27), later returned to USN as USS Charger (CVE-30) No USN name given (AVG-5/BAVG-5) – went to the RN as HMS Dasher...
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1943, when Escort Scouting Squadrons (VGS) based aboard escort carriers (CVE) were redesignated as VC units, and the end of 1945, when they had all been...
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mid-watch on 27 October, she rescued 183 men from the escort carrier Gambier Bay (CVE-73), then returned the same day to Leyte Gulf. Resuming duty as control...
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of shipwrecks from World War 2, including those from the Pacific Ocean. "USS Hoel (DD 533)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "SS (John A. Johnson...
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than a seaplane tender. USS Long Island. Includes HMS Archer that was transferred on 17 November 1941. Includes thirty-eight CVEs that were constructed...
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Tactically, it was an IJN victory. (See Pike, p. 383) Includes the CVEs USS Gambier Bay and USS St. Lo lost in the Battle off Samar. Wasp was enroute to ongoing...
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Prior to the creation of the escort carrier hull classification symbol (CVE) on 15 July 1943, these ships were designated as Auxiliary aircraft escort...
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USS Morrison (DD-560), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison (1838–1897), who received...
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units. USS Lexington on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942 Light cruiser USS Birmingham coming alongside burning aircraft carrier USS Princeton...
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