|
DATE |
ACTION |
WHERE |
| |
A/S - Air Strike
TF - Task Force, Task Group, Task Unit
Port - Where we stopped |
|
|
1942 |
|
|
|
Jan 10
|
COMMISSIONED |
BOSTON NAVY YARD |
|
May 6 |
|
Underway for
PANAMA CANAL & S.D. |
|
16 |
Port |
Arrived San Diego. |
|
Jun 6 |
Port |
Arrived PEARL
HARBOR |
|
Aug
17 |
TF
17 |
Departed P.H. |
|
25 |
GUADALCANAL |
Invasion/capture
of Guadalcanal. |
|
Sep
15 |
|
WASP & O'BRIEN
torpedoed/sunk |
|
26 |
Port |
NOUMEA, New
Caledonia. |
|
Oct
2 |
TF
17 |
Underway. |
|
5 |
A/S |
BUIN-FAISI area. |
|
16 |
A/S |
SOLOMON ISLANDS. |
|
26 |
SANTA CRUZ TF
17
|
HORNET & PORTER
sunk. SA DIEGO took
200
HORNET survivors
to NOUMEA. |
|
30 |
Port |
NOUMEA |
|
Nov 11 |
A/S |
Off GUADALCANAL. |
|
16 |
Port |
NOUMEA |
|
Dec 11 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS,
New Hebrides |
|
1943 |
|
|
|
Jan
28 |
"THE SLOT" TF 16
|
Intercepting Jap
Fleet in the "SLOT" off GUADALCANAL. |
|
Feb
12 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS. |
|
Mar 16 |
Port |
AUCKLAND, New
Zealand. |
|
19 |
|
Captain HUDSON
relieved Capt. PERRY |
|
Apr
7 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS. |
|
May
3 |
Port |
NOUMEA. |
|
Jun
27 |
TF
14 |
Invasion/capture
MUNDA, New Georgia in the SOLOMONS. |
|
Jul
25 |
Port |
NOUMEA |
|
Aug
5 |
Port |
EFATE, New
Hebrides. |
|
Sep
5 |
|
Rear. Adm. Wiltse
hoisted Flag on SAN DIEGO as ComCruDiv 11. |
|
14 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS. |
|
Oct
29 |
TF
38 |
Air strikes
against BUKA-BONIS off BOUGAINVILLE in Northern SOLOMONS. |
|
Nov 5 |
A/S |
RABAUL, New
Guinea. |
|
8 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS. |
|
9 |
TF
38 |
Air strikes
against REBAUL. |
|
14 |
Port |
ESPIRITU SANTOS, |
|
15 |
GILBERTS TF
50.4 |
Air strikes,
invasion, & capture of GILBERT ISLANDS. |
|
26 |
MARSHALLS TF
50.3 |
Air strikes on
KWAJALEIN & WOTJE ATOLLS in the MARSHALL ISLANDS. |
|
Dec
9 |
Port |
PEARL HARBOR. |
|
11 |
STATESIDE! |
Departed P.H. for
California |
|
15 |
Port |
Arrived SAN
FRANCISCO and entered drydock at MARE ISLAND SHIPYARD |
|
1944 |
|
|
|
Jan
4 |
|
Underway San
Francisco to PearlHarbor |
|
16 |
TG |
Departed P.H. |
|
29 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS
58.2 |
Air strikes on
KWAJALEIN supporting |
|
31 |
|
invasion/capture |
|
Feb
4 |
Port |
MAJURO ATOLL,
Marshall Islands |
|
12 |
TG |
Departed MAJURO
for ATTACK ON TRUK |
|
17 |
TRUK ATOLL 58.2 |
ATOLL, major Jap
port |
|
20 |
|
Air strike on
JALUIT Atoll,Marshalls |
|
21 |
Port |
MAJURO ATOLL |
|
28 |
STATESIDE |
Departed MAJURO
for SAN FRANCISCO by way of PEARL HARBOR. |
|
Mar 9 |
Port |
Arrived San
Francisco & entered MARE ISL. NAVY YARD for overhaul |
|
14 |
|
Departed MARE
ISLAND for Pearl Harbor |
|
19 |
Port |
Arrived P.H. |
|
21 |
|
Training exercises
Mar 21/25 |
|
May 2 |
TG12 |
Departed PEARL
HARBOR |
|
8 |
Port |
Arrived MAJURO |
|
15 |
TG |
Underway as TG
58.6. |
|
18 |
WAKE & MARCUS TU |
Scouting mission,
TU 58.6.4 under Adm. WILTSE to WAKE & MARCUS ISLANDS |
|
21 |
TG |
Rejoined TG 58.6
to attack WAKE. |
|
26 |
Port |
MAJURO |
|
Jun 6 |
TG |
Left MAJURO IN TG
58.4. |
|
11 |
MARIANNASA/S |
First air strikes
against MARIANNAS |
|
15 |
BONINS A/S |
First air strikes
against BONINS. |
|
16 |
IWO JIMA A/S |
First air strikes
against IWO JIMA |
|
19 |
PHILIPPINE SEA |
First BATTLE OF
THE PHILIPPINE SEA west of the MARIANNAS |
|
23 |
SAIPAN |
Strikes on GUAM
and invasion/capture of Saipan |
|
Jul 2 |
(continued) |
|
|
6 |
Port |
ENIWETOK ATOLL,
Marshall Islands. |
|
13 |
|
Capt. MULLEN
relieved Capt. HUDSON. |
|
14 |
TG |
Departed ENIWETOK
in TG 58.4. |
|
18 |
GUAMA/S |
Invasion/capture
of GUAM |
|
Aug 9 |
|
Departed GUAM |
|
13 |
Port |
ENIWETOK ATOLL |
|
18 |
|
Adm. WILTSE hauled
down his flag. |
|
25 |
|
Training exercises
at sea. |
|
29 |
TG |
Departed ENIWETOK
as TG 38.2 |
|
Sep 1 |
|
Crossed EQUATOR at
Long. 155-20E. |
|
6 |
A/S |
PALAU & PELELIU
Sep 6-8 |
|
9 |
A/S |
MINDANAO,SAMAR,LEYTE Sep 9-13 |
|
17 |
PALAU A/S |
Invasion/capture
of PALAU GROUP |
|
21 |
A/S |
MANILA and CENTRAL
PHILIPPINES |
|
28 |
Port |
SAIPAN |
|
Oct 1 |
ULITHI ATOLL Port |
CAROLINE ISLANDS-
our new home! |
|
6 |
TG |
Departed ULITHI in
TG 38.2 |
|
10 |
A/S |
First strikes on
OKINAWA |
|
Oct 12 |
A/S |
FORMOSA Oct 12-14 |
|
17 |
A/S |
MANILA & LEYTE.
Now with TG 38.1 |
|
23 |
LEYTE TG |
TG 38.1 detached
to ULITHI. Orders 24
suddenly changed to proceed at flank speed to strike at major Jap fleet
attacking LEYTE landing. |
|
29 |
Port |
ULITHI ATOLL |
|
Nov 5 |
TG |
TG 38.4 departed
ULITHI |
|
11 |
A/S. |
LEYTE |
|
13 |
A/S |
MANILA, Nov 13-19. |
|
22 |
Port |
ULITHI ATOLL. |
|
Dec 10 |
TG |
TG
38.1. A/S LUZON & MINDANAO. |
|
17 |
TYPHOON! |
Dec 17-19 Major
casualties. |
|
24 |
Port |
ULITHI ATOLL. |
|
30 |
TG |
TG 38.1 departed
ULITHI ATOLL |
|
1945 |
|
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|
Jan 3</ |
