USS ATTU CVE-102 WW II DEPLOYMENT CRUISE BOOK YEAR LOG 1944-45

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THIS IS A ORIGINAL VINTAGE UNITED STATES NAVY ** EXTREMELY RARE MAIDEN ** CRUISE BOOK FOR THE CASABLANCA CLASS ESCORT CARRIER USS ATTU CVE-102 THE LITTLE A " WW II DEPLOYMENTS 1944-45. PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICERS & CREW OF THE USS ATTU AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE SHIPS ACTIVITIES DURING HER 1944-45 DEPLOYMENTS. HARD COVERED BOOK MEASURES 8"X 11" PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED 62 UNNUMBERED PAGES WITH PHOTOS OF THE SHIP, OFFICERS & CREW MEMBERS. THIS BOOK FEATURES >>> COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN PAUL H. RAMSEY - EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAYS R. BROWNING. COMMISSIONING - DOWN TO SEA IN A CVE - FIRST TRIP - FIRST FLIGHT OPERATIONS - CROSSING THE LINE - SECOND TRIP - CHRISTMAS 1944 - IWO JIMA & OKINAWA - SOLD ONE F4U - TYPHOON - CAPTAINS INSPECTION - THE WAR IS OVER - SHANGRI LA TRANSFER - GOING HOME - CRUISE BOOK STAFF . THIS IS A DEFINITIVE AND DETAILED HISTORY OF THE USS ATTU ACTIVITIES AT SEA DURING 1944-45 DEPLOYMENTS. BOOK IS IN GOOD PRE-OWNED CONDITION. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THIS HISTORICAL WWII CRUISE BOOK FOR THIS U.S. NAVY SHIP PLEASE VISIT MY E-BAY STORE TO SEE MY 950 U.S. NAVY CRUISE BOOKS FOR SALE, U.S. NAVY SHIP LAUNCH - CHRISTENING - COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. NAVAL SHIP COVERS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, ANTIQUE NAVAL PHOTO ALBUMS. ALL KINDS OF GREAT NAVAL ITEMS. PLEASE REVIEW MY 4000 POSITIVE E-BAY FEEDBACKS FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION & SERVICE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS E-MAIL THE U.S. NAVAL HISTORY STORE THROUGH E-BAY. PLEASE SEE SHIPPING COST BELOW. WE ONLY CHARGE ACTUAL SHIPPING COST NO SHIPPING & HANDLING FEES ALL ITEMS ARE SHIPPED WITH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE . NO INTERNATIONAL BUYERSBECAUSE FEE-BAY REMOVED POSTAL INSURANCE OPTION. Attu (CVE-102) was laid down on 16 March 1944 at Vancouver, Wash., by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1139); launched on 27 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George W. Steele; and commissioned on 30 June 1944, Capt. H. F. ac Comsey in command.Following shakedown along the west coast, Attu got underway from San Diego on 7 August with numerous aircraft and personnel for transportation to Pearl Harbor. After a two-day stop in Hawaii, Attu continued on to Guadalcanal and Espiritu Santo to deliver replacement aircraft and personnel. The escort carrier then got underway on 31 August to return to the United States.She reached San Diego on 13 September and, shortly thereafter, began post-shakedown availability at Terminal Island, Calif. This work was completed on 28 September; and Attu sailed for Alameda, Calif. to load fuel, provisions, and aircraft. The escort carrier departed the west coast on I October and reached Finschhafen, New Guinea, on the 18th. She later made a stop in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island before reversing her course and heading back, via Pearl Harbor, to Alameda. Following a two-week availability period, Attu sailed for Pearl Harbor on 23 November. She shuttled supplies and troops between Guam and Pearl Harbor before returning to San Diego on 4 January 1945.The next day, Attu began an availability and was ready to sail once again on the 20th. The ship reached Pearl Harbor on the 27th and began gunnery exercises and flight operations off Oahu. On I February, the vessel sailed for Eniwetok. After pausing there briefly on the 10th, she moved on to Ulithi. The ship departed the atoll on 16 February to rendezvous with ships of Task Force 50. Attu was assigned the role of supplying replacement aircraft and pilots to the fast carrier task forces operating in the forward area. After discharging her cargo to the carriers, Attu sailed to Guam for replenishment. The escort carrier continued her logistics support role for the carrier forces through early July.At that time, Attu returned to San Diego for repairs. On 24 July, the ship sailed back to the Pacific theater of operations. Attu was steaming in a fueling area south of the Japanese home islands when word of Japan's capitulation arrived.The carrier sailed back to the west coast on 11 November and, on the 25th, began her participation in Op... read more

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