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The Escort Carriers In Action: The Story, In Pictures, Of The Escort Carrier Force, US Pacific Fleet, 1945

The Escort Carriers In Action: The Story, In Pictures, Of The Escort Carrier Force, US Pacific Fleet, 1945 CONTENTS Page ORGANIZATION OF THE ESCORT CARRIER FORCE 10 THE STORY OF THE CVE's 12 The Fleet at Anchor — Ulithi Atoll 14 PREPARING FOR INVASION D-DAY MINUS SEVEN 16 The Fleet Gets Underway D-Day Minus Six 20 Signals Fly — and Signals Flash 22 FLIGHT OPERATIONS D-DAY MINUS SIX 24 Take-off 28 Happy Landing 36 Stormy Weather 40 Crash Landing 42 LIFE AT SEA IN AN ESCORT CARRIER EN ROUTE TO THE INVASION AREA D-DAY MINUS FIVE 48 Scenes on Deck 60 Relax When You Can 64 Fueling at Sea 70 D-DAY MINUS FOUR — TOMORROW WE STRIKE 72 Briefing the Pilots and Crew 73 Loading the Planes 74 Dawn Take-off 78 THE WINDING ROAD TO TOKYO 82 AMPHIBIOUS INVASION 83 Notes on the Lingayen Gulf Operation 83 Notes on the Iwo Jima Operation 85 Notes on the Okinawa Operation 87 On the Radio 86 THREE DAYS OF BOMBARDMENT D-DAY MINUS THREE D-DAY MINUS TWO D-DAY MINUS ONE 90 Softening Up the Beachheads 94 Neutralizing Enemy Airfields 97 Combat Air Patrol 98 D-DAY 104 The Marines Have Landed 108 Casualties Are Heavy 110 D-Day Plus One 112 THE CVE's CRUISE OFF SHORE D-DAY PLUS TEN 114 Off Duty in the Ready Room

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