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	USS Bataan (CVL-29) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Bataan (CVL-29), originally planned as USS Buffalo (CL-99) and also classified as CV-29, was an 11,000 ton Independence class light aircraft carrier which was commissioned in the United States Navy during 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Bataan_(CVL-29) (697 words)

	USS Bataan (LHD-5) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		USS Bataan in the port of Lisbon, summer 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Bataan_(LHD-5) (448 words)

	History of USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bataan was the last American stronghold in the Pacific theater to fall until MacArthur fulfilled his famed prophecy, “I shall return,” by reconquering the Philippine Islands two-and-one-half years later.
		The battle of Bataan and ensuing “Death March” are widely regarded as one of the greatest examples of allied courage, endurance and sacrifice in the history of military conflict.
		The mission of BATAAN is to enable the Navy and Marine Corps team to accomplish a seamless transition “.from the sea” to the land battle, originally as the lead ship of an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and now as the centerpiece of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG).
	www.bataan.navy.mil /history.htm (708 words)

	USS Fletcher DDE-445 deck log summary for the year 1952 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		OTC is CTE 90.51 in USS Catamont LSD 17.
		USS Okanagan APA 220 was in the harbor and assumed SOPA.
		OTC is ComDesRon 7 in USS Lofberg DD 759.
	www.ussfletcher.org /1952.html (12599 words)

	CVL-29 USS Baatan
		Bataan returned to the United States, arriving at New York 17 October1945, and was assigned to "Magic Carpet" duty.
		Bataan departed for the west coast 2 June 1951 and after a brief stopat San Diego steamed ~to Bremerton Wash., 9 July for overhaul.
		Bataan continued operating between Japan and Korea throughout thesummer of' 1952 carrying personnel and supplies to the fighting area andlaunching strikes against the enemy.
	www.multied.com /navy/CVL29BAATAN.html (392 words)

	MaritimeQuest - Daily Event for August 1, 2005 USS Bataan CVL-29
		Aug. 1, 1943 the USS Bataan CVL-29 was launched at New York Shipbuilding Corp. in Camden, NJ.
		Bataan was one of the Independence Class light aircraft carriers that were built from converted Cleveland Class light cruisers.
		Bataan was the first US ship to be named for a World War 2 battlefield.
	www.maritimequest.com /daily_event_archive/2005/august/01_uss_bataan.htm (81 words)

	USS Bataan Family and Friends Day
		Debbie's husband, Joe, is in the Navy and serves on the USS Bataan.
		The USS Bataan was named for the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines in the Second World War.
		The first, the USS Bataan CVL 29, was an Independence class light carrier that was commissioned in November 1943 and earned six battle stars in World War II and seven battle stars during the Korean Conflict.
	www.hgriggs.com /bataan.html (2976 words)

	DANFS: USS Bataan (CVL-29) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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.
		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 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)

	USN Ships--USS Bataan (CVL-29) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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 San Diego Cl 53
		Uss oakland antiaircraft cruisers website Uss san diego cl/claa-53 uss flint cl/claa-97 uss fresno cl/claa-121 uss san juan cl/claa-54 uss tucson cl/claa-98 these two cruisers were armed with dual 6& guns uss worchester uss roanoke the other
		Uss san diego cl-53, the unbeatable ship that nobody ever heard of Ground breaking ceremony for the uss san diego (cl 53) memorial was held april 25, 2003.
		Uss bataan (cvl-29) Uss bataan (cvl-29) buffalo (cl-99) was reclassified cv she remained in the san diego area undergoing overhaul and training winter: 01 dec 52-30 apr 53 26 mar-4 apr 53 â” third korean
	www.sandiegoaction.com /uss_san_diego_cl_53.html (623 words)

	Bataan Death March - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		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.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=313879 (538 words)

	World Affairs Board - USS Missouri (BB-63)FAQ
		Yes the Atomic bomb was a nightmare for them and caused a great loss of life but to the Americans they still had a naval base called Pearl and the thousands of sailors that died there due to their aggression burning in their minds.
		She is there to mark the close of WWII as the USS Arizona marked the opening of WWII.
		IMO the reason none of the major US carriers of the third fleet were in Tokyo Bay was a safety net just in case the Japanese did not honor the formal surrender the carriers would not be in any danger and a majority of their planes were flying in formation overhead of the Bay.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /printthread.php?t=9899 (5019 words)

	USS Cabot CVL 28 - US Navy Fleet - Korean War Project
		There is support in numbers- If you are a Navy man or Marine that served aboard the USS Bataan (CVL-29) during WWII and/or Korea, join the USS Bataan Association,or other CVL Association(s), and let your voice(s) be heard.
		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.
		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 (1487 words)

	CV-22 Independence
		This series of 9 light carriers Independence (CVL 22), Princeton, Belleau Wood, Cowpens, Monterey, Langley, Cabot, Bantaan and San Jacinto was built upon the already completed hulls of Cleveland class light cruisers after the loss of four fleet carriers ind 1942.
		Independence (CVL 22) was expended as an atomic bomb target ship at Bikini in 1946, and the rest were laid up in 1947.
		USS Bataan (CVL-29), was reclassified as an aircraft transport (AVT-4) in May 1959, but was stricken from the Navy List in September of that year and sold for scrapping in May 1961.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/cv-22.htm (779 words)

	pagex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Squadron averaged 14 landings per pilot on the USS BATAAN (CVL-29) which cruised 100 miles from the base.
		On 26 December 1944 the unit embarked on the transport carrier USS LONG ISLAND (CVE- 1) for the Admiralty Islands- Bunk rooms furnished officers and men were too crowded and poorly ventilated.
		On 11 February the Squadron embarked on the USS BARNES (CVE-20) for transportation to Ulithi Harbor.
	home.comcast.net /~ivorjeffreys/pagex.htm (539 words)

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		USS Floyd B. Parks (DD 884), moored to starboard with six-six inch manila lines in company with USS Floyd B. Parks (DD 884) and USS John R. Craig (DD 885).
		USS Princeton (CV 37) commenced air operations.Changed course to 000 (T&pgc), 345 (psc).
		USS Princeton (CV 37), bears 290 (T), 950 yards.1614?Changed course to 310 (T&pgc), 296 (psc).
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/October_1950.xls (1218 words)

	AII POW-MIA InterNetwork
		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.aiipowmia.com /inter23/in211103bataan.html (987 words)

	History of HMAS BATAAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The United States Government, from this engagement with the enemy, had their newest cruiser USS CANBERRA, which was christened by the wife of the Australian Minister to the United States.
		During the Korean War, the Australian BATAAN was once again attached to the American Seventh Fleet.
		It was during this conflict that the aircraft carrier USS BATAAN (CVL-29) and HMAS BATAAN built a unique kinship, with the Australian ship providing protection to her American sister through many exchanges of enemy gunfire.
	www.bataan.navy.mil /HMAS_history.htm (205 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers
		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)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers, Part IV
		May 26, 1954 - At 0611, while USS Bennington (CVA 20) was cruising off Narragansett Bay, the fluid in one of her catapults exploded, setting off a series of secondary explosions which killed 103 crewmen and injured 201 others.
		USS Hancock (CVA 19) had been recommissioned Feb. 15, 1954, Capt. W.
		Formerly CVE 90, the ship was reclassified as an Assault Helicopter Aircraft Carrier on July 1, 1955, and converted to operate helicopters and to accommodate 1,000 Marine combat troops to be flown ashore in amphibious assault.
	www.navy.mil /navydata/ships/carriers/cv-hist4.html (1504 words)

	korea6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		USS Coral Sea CV 43 USS Valley Forge CV 45 USS Philippine Sea CV 47
		USS Siapan CVL 48 USS Leyte CV 32
		All of the ten houses were burned by the raiders, seven Korean Marines and one civilian killed, and five civilians captured.
	www.ussfloydbparks.org /korea6.html (204 words)

	Marianas Tinian June 6 - 18, 1944
		Task Force 58 was made up of 4 separate Task Groups and had a formidable air arm which was made up of the following 15 aircraft carriers that had a total of 885 aircraft on board them.
		Operation Forager: On this engagement it was decided that the fighter sweeps would occur in the afternoon instead of in the early morning as had been previously done.
		He was picked up on the 15th by the destroyer USS Caperton (DD 650) after spending several days adrift in his life raft and returned to the Cabot.
	www.vf31.com /sorties/marianas_tinian.html (952 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Various training exercises were held and on 3 March 1945 she departed for Ulithi, in company with the carriers USS FRANKLIN (CV-13), USS INTREPID (CV-11), and USS BATAAN (CVL-29) as well as the battle cruiser USS GUAM (CB-2) and reported to Task Force 58 for duty upon arrival.
		Most of it was spent leading the cruisers USS BREMERTON (CA-130), 15 to 30 May 1953, and USS ST. PAUL (CA-73), 30 May to 1 June, around like a great Dane on a leash, but at night we had the opportunity of firing harassing and interdiction missions at targets on the beach.
		The USS HIGBEE (DD-806) and the BLACK were, in mid March 1965, assigned to Task Group 71.1 and were the first United States warships to partake in the infiltration surveillance mission.
	www.ussblack.com /history.htm (11664 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		Admiral Clark was skipper of the USS Suwannee (CVE 27) early in the war, and commissioned out the USS Yorktown (CV 10) as its first captain.
		On 18 Sept., the USS Cushing (DD 717) came alongside the starboard quarter to transfer Lt. (jg) E. HOEY and Ens.
		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.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab03_05.htm (12039 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.
		Comments: I boarded the Bataan on 27 jan 1952 and served in v4 division until the decommission in San Francisco.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_bataan.htm (1146 words)

	Sun Herald - 05/16/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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.
	www.sun-herald.com /NewsArchive2/051605/np8.htm?date=051605&story=np8.htm (339 words)

	The Essex TBM - TBF Avengers
		On December 10, 1950, squadron personnel manned TBM-3E aircraft and flew to Yon-Po to assist in the evacuation of wounded personnel from Kotori airstrip nearby the Chosen reservoir.
		Along with CVLG47 USS BATAAN; believed to be the longest unbroken period of action during the war.
		I pulled chocks and pushed planes on the USS Suwannee during the North African invasion.
	www.ussessexcv9.org /Bravepages/avengers.html (2372 words)

	ussbataan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Commanding Officer and the crew of USS BATAAN (LHD 5) proudly invite you to attend
		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.
	www.battlingbastardsbataan.com /ussbataan.htm (245 words)

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