The role the USS Casablanca (CVE-55) played in World War II in the Pacific
By: Barbara G. Jones ; with a foreword by William Dibrell.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773438507
Subjects: Casablanca (Aircraft carrier); World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Other titles: Role the U.S.S. Casablanca (CVE-55) played in World War II in the Pacific
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: Pearl Harbor to birth of Casablanca; title: Birth of USS Casablanca (CVE-55); title: 8 July 1943-16 August 1943 : Astoria to Bremerton; title: 17 August 1943-30 January 1944 : crew training in the Strait; title: 1 February-22 August 1944 : end of training; title: 28 August-8 October 1944 : Manus and return; title: 8 October 1944-13 March 1945 : Commencement Bay training; title: 13 March-12 May 1945 : Guam, Kossol Passage, Samar; title: 2 May-31 August 1945 : Japanese surrender; title: 2 September-17 November 1945 : redeployment; title: 18 November 1945-16 January 1946 : Noumea to San Francisco; title: 19 January-10 June 1946 : the final journey; title: Afterword; title: Appendix: Officers and crew members : July 8, 1943 to June 10, 1946 / researched and created by Milton Rowe.