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	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, was the scene of heroic resistance by American and Filipino defenders against an overwhelming Japanese invading force during the initial phase of America's participation in World War II.
		Bataan returned to the United States, arriving at New York 17 October 1945, and was assigned to "Magic Carpet" duty.
		Bataan continued operating between Japan and Korea throughout the summer of 1952 carrying personnel and supplies to the fighting area and launching strikes against the enemy.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cvl29.htm (450 words)

	Iron Woman Foundation
		Bataan had just completed her tour with Task Force 58 on 30 May. The touring party comprised Mrs.
		USS Bataan (CVL-29)photographed on 22 May 1953, as she was en route to Naval Air Station San Diego, California, following a deployment to Korean waters.
		USS Bataan (CVL-29) arrives at San Diego, California, with her crew paraded on deck, as she returns from seven months in Korean waters.
	www.geocities.com /ww2cvl/batpic.html (567 words)

	Bataan Death March -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Most of the Filipino and (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States forces defending the country were rapidly overrun or forced to retreat.
		Meanwhile, Allied forces elsewhere in the Philippines fought on, and the column of prisoners marching from Bataan was accidentally shelled by US guns defending (The peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945) Corregidor.
		Every year, the captured soldiers are honored on Bataan Day (April 9), also known as the "Day of Valor" (Araw ng Kagitingan), which is a (Click link for more info and facts about Philippine national holiday) Philippine national holiday.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/bataan_death_march.htm (676 words)

	USS Bataan (LHD-5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		USS Bataan (LHD-5) is a Wasp -class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997.
		More than 100 members of veterans groups with the defense of Bataan and the infamous " Death March " the battle of Corregidor and the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) were at the christening ceremony.
		Some of the most horrific events of WWII occurred in the Pacific Theater, and this film touches on what happened in Bataan, where tens of thousands of U.S. and Philippine soldiers died in captivity, either on the infamous Death March, the appalling POW ca...
	www.freeglossary.com /USS_Bataan_(LHD-5) (322 words)

	USN Ships--USS Bataan (CVL-29)
		USS Bataan, an 11,000-ton Independence class small aircraft carrier built at Camden, New Jersey, was begun as the light cruiser Buffalo (CL-99).
		During April-June 1944, Bataan took part in attacks on Japanese positions in New Guinea, the Caroline, Mariana and Bonin Islands and in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
		Bataan recommissioned in May 1950, and was soon involved in transporting aircraft to the Korean war zone.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/cvl29.htm (886 words)

	USS BATAAN History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		BATAAN's keel was laid August 31, 1942 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey.
		The plans were originally intended to be the light cruiser USS BUFFALO, but as the war in the Pacific progressed, the blueprints were altered to meet the requirements for additional carriers in the arena.
		BATAAN arrived in the Korean Operations Area December 15, 1950.
	www.bataan.navy.mil /CVL-29_history.htm (285 words)

	Bataan Death March (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He reluctantly left Bataan on March 11th with the proclamation "I shall return." General Jonathan M. Wainwright, U.S. Army, immediately assumed command of the forces on the island of Corregidor off the southern tip of the Bataan peninsula.
		The odds against the American-Filipino troops remaining on Bataan became overwhelming, and on April 9, 1942, with face in palm, Major General King surrendered all forces on the peninsula.
		The Bataan "Death March", recognized as one of the greatest inhumanities of WWII, is also one of the greatest displays of heroism and human spirit on the part of those who did survive.
	www.bataan.navy.mil /March.htm (1038 words)

	LemaireSoft's Class: Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bataan, Buffalo, CVL 29, CL 99, CV 29
		Monterey, Dayton, CVL 26, CV 26, CL 78
		Princeton, Tallahassee, CL 61, CV 23, CVL 23
	users.swing.be /classen1/classe1/5909.html (102 words)

	physics - Bataan Death March
		The Bataan Death March was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines, in 1942, during World War II.
		Meanwhile, Allied forces elsewhere in the Philippines fought on, and the column of prisoners marching from Bataan was accidentally shelled by US guns defending Corregidor.
		After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Homma was convicted by an Allied commission of war crimes, including the atrocities of the death march out of Bataan, and the atrocities at O'Donnell and Cabanatuan that followed, and executed on April 3, 1946 outside Manila.
	www.physicsdaily.com /physics/Bataan_Death_March (539 words)

	USS Bataan (LHD-5) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Bataan (LHD-5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		USS Bataan (LHD-5) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997.
		LHD 5 is named to honor the heroic defense of the Bataan Peninsula on the western side of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the early days of World War II.
		More than 100 members of veterans groups associated with the defense of Bataan and the subsequent infamous "Death March," the battle of Corregidor and the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) were at the christening ceremony.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-Bataan-LHD-5.html (238 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		INDEPENDENCE BUFFALO (CL-99) was reclassified CV-29 and renamed BATAAN 2 June 1942; reclassified CVL-29, 15 July 1943; launched 1 August 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs.
		BATAAN returned to the United States, arriving at New York 17 October 1945, and was assigned to Magic Carpet" to prepare for inactivation.
		BATAAN received six battle stars for her World War II service.
	sunsite.sut.ac.jp /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/USN/carriers/cvl-29.txt (418 words)

	Bataan Appreciation Day Honors World War II, Korea Veterans
		NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- USS Bataan (LHD 5) honored the defenders of the Bataan Peninsula from World War II and crewmembers from the original USS Bataan (CVL 29), Nov. 7.
		Following the tour, Bataan's crew and the assembled guests remembered those who had fallen in the siege of Bataan and aboard CVL 29.
		Members of the CVL 29 Association then presented Yerger with a plaque inscribed with the first verse of the Navy Hymn and a pencil drawing of Bataan.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=10633 (879 words)

	DANFS: USS Bataan (CVL-29) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Buffalo (CL-99) was reclassified CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942; reclassified CVL-29, 15 July 1943; launched 1 August 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, N.J., sponsored by Mrs.
		George D. Murray, wife of Rear Admiral Murray; commissioned 17 November 1943, Captain V.H. Schaeffer in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
		Bataan departed for the west coast 2 June 1951 [VMF-312 pilot reports last day of combat as 6 June 1951] and after a brief stop at San Diego steamed to Bremerton, Wash., 9 July for overhaul.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CVL/cvl29.html (470 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bataan Appreciation Day Honors World War II, Korea Veterans 11/21/2003 By Journalist 1st Class (SW) Mike Kramer, USS Bataan Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- USS Bataan (LHD 5) honored the defenders of the Bataan Peninsula from World War II and crewmembers from the original USS Bataan (CVL 29), Nov. 7.
		"It's clean, it's well-kept, and of course, it's a lot newer than the USS Bataan I served on." Following the tour, Bataan's crew and the assembled guests remembered those who had fallen in the siege of Bataan and aboard CVL 29.
		You've had your rendezvous with destiny and returned safely to your homeport." Members of the CVL 29 Association then presented Yerger with a plaque inscribed with the first verse of the Navy Hymn and a pencil drawing of Bataan.
	www.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=10633 (870 words)

	USS Cowpens (CVL-25) Independence Class Info
		The result of this emergency program was that the CVLs found themselves in the 'no man's land' between the fast fleet carriers, with which they had high speed in common, and the somewhat smaller escort carriers, combining the disadvantages of both types.
		The hangar deck and flight deck were strengthened to take twenty heavy aircraft; two of the four smokestacks were removed to improve stability; and a light electronics mast was fitted between the two remaining stacks.
		These carriers were originally classified as CVs, but this designation was changed to CVL, a code especially introduced for them, during their construction.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/5325/independenceclass.htm (596 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ship launched as CV 22 on 22 Aug. 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. This was the first of nine light carriers of her class constructed on Cleveland class cruiser hulls.
		The ship was laid down as Dayton (CL 78) Dec. 29, 1941, by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. and was reclassified as CV 26 Mar. 27, 1942.
		Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., she was originally laid down as Buffalo (CL 99) but was reclassified as CV 29 and renamed Bataan Jun. 2, 1942.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-hist2b.html (835 words)

	Light Carrier Project
		Added 7 new photographs to the USS Bataan CVL-29 photo gallery; including commissioning photographs.
		Extensive update as CVL specifications, call signs, camouflage, photo galleries, etc were added to create the largest CVL website or history project.
		Added deck logs for the Korean War deployments of USS Bataan.
	www.geocities.com /ww2cvl/newcvl.html (160 words)

	DD-688 Remey
		Training with the 4th Marines followed and, on 13 January 1944, she sailed west, screening TF 53 the Northern Attack Force for the invasion of the Marshalls.
		From 29 January, when Wotje was bombarded, until 5 February, when Remey struck an uncharted reef, she screened the transports and CarDiv 22 and provided gunfire support for the troops fighting for Kwajalein.
		There, from 9 to 29 April, she escorted submarines in and out of the area.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/dd-688.htm (1728 words)

	USS Bataan CVL 29 - US Navy Fleet - Korean War Project
		Comments: Where was USS BATAAN on Navy Day, 1945, as everything has her entering New York harbor on October 17,1945.
		The BATAAN left New York, as she was assigned to another city.
		Shipmates on USS Bataan CVL 29 in 1943
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_bataan.htm (2396 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: US Light Fleet Carriers, WWII Era
		The CVL conversion took the hull to the limits of its capabilities.
		Laid down as light cruiser 29 Dec 1941, reordered as carrier, renamed and redesignated CV 26 31 March 1942, launched 28 Feb 1943, commissioned as carrier 17 June 1943.
		Decommissioned 5 Aug 1989 at New Orleans for preservation by Cabot/Dedalo Foundation, but preservation efforts failed and the ship was towed to Port Isabel, TX 18 October 1997 in preparation for scrapping at Brownsville, TX; moved to Brownsville for scrapping 9 August 1998.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/us_light.htm (1760 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		Selecting one in the dark, he landed and asked what carrier he was on, and much to his surprise, found it was his own small carrier, the Cabot.
		Edward E. Wood, USNR Commanding officer Torpedo Squadron 31 At age 24, Lt. Wood was one of the youngest CO's of a VR group in the Pacific.
		This is the only known photograph of the Japanese CVL (Chiyoda class) as it was hit by VT-31.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab03_05.htm (12039 words)

	USS Bataan (LHD 5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Motto: Courage, Commitment, Honor USS Bataan (LHD-5) is a Wasp class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997.
		John White, Deputy United States Secretary of Defense, delivered the principal address at the christening ceremonies of Bataan (LHD-5) at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		More than 100 members of veterans groups associated with the defense of Bataan and the subsequent infamous Bataan Death March, the battle of Corregidor and the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29) were at the christening ceremony.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Wasp-class-amphibious-assault-ships/USS-Bataan-(LHD-5).html (164 words)

	uss bataan by Philippine Website Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		USS Bataan Transits the Suez Canal Navy NewsStand 20 Feb 2003...
		Buffalo (CL99) was reclassified CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942,reclassified CVL-29, 15.
		LHD 5 commemorates the heroic defense of the Bataan Peninsula on the western...
	www2.nfsp-philippines.org /pinoypedia/uss-bataan/index.html (540 words)

	ussbataan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is our distinct honor to set aside this time to recognize those for whom the ship is named; namely the Bataan Survivors, and the crews from both World War II and the Korean War, who served onboard USS BATAAN (CVL 29).
		Following this, there will be a program which includes a memorial service to honor those who gave their lives on the Bataan Peninsula and on the seas onboard CVL 29.
		Our invitation is extended to all Defenders of Bataan, and one guest if desired, that will accompany them, such as spouse, companion, son or daughter, etc.
	www.battlingbastardsbataan.com /ussbataan.htm (245 words)

	USS Cabot CVL 28 - US Navy Fleet - Korean War Project
		On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 John Watkins Email address wrote: I noticed the absence of the USS Bataan CVL29 from your list of carriers serving in Korea.
		My brother was assigned to the CABOT the same time I reported on the BATAAN in Pensacola (pilot qualifications I guess).
		During the period I was on the BATAAN (May 1950 to fall of 1952) the CABOT was not on the West Coast.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_cabot.htm (1480 words)

	Sun Herald - 05/16/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The "old salts" were here on an annual reunion held by the sailors of the USS Bataan (CVL-29) that saw action in World War II and Korea.
		The museum served cake and punch to the men of the Bataan outside the front door of the small museum.
		In addition to the 100-plus members of the Bataan and their wives, who toured up here in three buses, were three sailors from HMS Glory, a British carrier that served with the Bataan during the Korean War in the early 1950s.
	sun-herald.com /NewsArchive2/051605/np8.htm?date=051605&story=np8.htm (339 words)

	Articles - USS Bataan (LHD-5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Bataan played an active role in providing relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
		It was positioned near New Orleans prior to Katrina making landfall, and began relief operations on August 30.
		Bataan delivered more than 100,000 pounds of cargo and 8000 gallons of fresh water to the area.
	www.anthraxa.com /articles/USS_Bataan_(LHD-5) (335 words)

	USS Bataan (CVL-29) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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		She was stricken from the Navy List in September 1959 and sold for scrapping in May 1961.
		This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/uss_bataan__cvl_29_ (541 words)

	[No title]
		Subject: USS Bataan (CVL-29) Deck Colours Hello Everyone I am Filipe from Portugal and I am starting to build a Light Aircraft Carrier of the Independence class.
		It is the USS Bataan (CVL-29), converted from the model of the USS Independence from Revell.
		And it is not all, the identification numbers (CVL-29) are white in the Independence but for the Bataan, a top picture tell me that it must a darkest color.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0528.txt (2347 words)

	NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Upon hearing the news that the USS Bataan LHD-5 was going to spend 4 days in Boston for the fourth of July holiday festivities, I immediately wrote to Captain Tyson and asked for the opportunity to board the ship in Boston along with a guest.
		My old ship, the USS Bataan CVL-29, had been built for air craft landings and take-offs during World War ll, while this new ship has incorporated the very latest technology for more modern warfare equipment.
		Captain Tyson is, in fact, Captain Nora Tyson, Commander of the USS Bataan LDH-5.
	home.earthlink.net /~harborlt/id84.html (1614 words)

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