| Jan. 1 | Enrout to assist in landings on Luzon. Also strikes on Mindoro Straits and Iwo Jima. Have 2 groups of Marines fly in 4 FVs1 aboard. This is the first carrier outfitted with such. | 1. VF - U.S. Marine Fighter |
| Jan. 3 - 4 | Strikes on Formosa, Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Weather bad. | * 80 miles E of Formosa. |
| Jan.5 | Refueled | * 300 miles NE of Luzon - (22-40 N 122-47 E) |
| Jan. 6 - 7 | Strikes on Luzon. Weather very bad. Raids not very effective. | * 300 miles E of north tip of Luzon (17-51 N 124-10 E) |
| Jan. 8 | Refueled. | * 255 miles NE of Luzon - (19-32 N 125-43 E) |
| Jan. 9 | Strikes on Formosa. Setting a westerly course tonight. | * Moved through Bashi Channel to South China Sea - (23-12 N 123-15 E) |
| Jan. 10 | We're now in South China Sea in search of Jap fleet, shipping, and air fields. Believe we will hit Hong Kong. Two bogies1 were splashed last night. | * 200 miles N of Lingayen Gulf (19-04 N 119-04 E) 1. bogies - Enemy aircraft |
| Jan. 12 | Raids for French Indo-China. | * 50 miles E of Camranh Bay, Vietnam. (12-07 N 109-58 E) |
| Jan. 13 - 14 | Refueled. | * 450 miles W of Luzon - (14-34 N 114-02 E) |
| Jan. 15 | Raids on French Indo-China. CAP1 shot down 4 Zekes2, 2 Bettys3 got away. | * 150 miles SW of Formosa - (20-09 N 118-11 E) 1. CAP - Combat Air Patrol 2. Zeke - Japanese Navy Fighter 3. Betty - Japanese Navy Bomber |
| Jan.16 | Strikes on China coast. | * 125 miles SE of Honkong and Hainan (20-08 N 114-55 E) |
| Jan. 17 | Refueled. 230 miles from Langayen Gulf. | * 200 miles W of Luzon - (16-54 N 116-53 E) |
| Jan. 18 | Refueled. Weather lately has been rough as hell1. Returning by way of Siargoa Bay situated between Mindanao and Cebu. | * 180 miles W of Luzon - (17-30 N 117-29 E) 1. Strong monsoon to the NE causing very heavy seas |
| Jan.19 | Tokyo Rose1 said the Japs have us torpedoed in the China Sea. | * 180 miles W of Luzon - (15-08 N 118-06 E) 1. Tokyo Rose - Japanese radio personality who broadcast propaganda to demoralize Allied forces. |
| Jan. 20 | We are now heading north going through Balintang Channel. Had bogies1 all day. Shot down about 12 planes. Passed through the channel. Expect to hit Formosa tomorrow. | * Moved through Balintang Channel from the South China Sea to the Pacific Ocean. (19-26 N 119-14 E) 1. Bogies - Enemy aircraft. |
| Jan. 21 | Launched strikes and VF1 sweeps against aircraft and shipping at Tahas Harbor. Had quite a few bogies2, including Kamikaze3 bogie. Langley4 was hit with bomb. Ticonderoga5 took a bomb and a Kamikaze. Many killed and wounded. Captain and exec wounded. About 12 bogies were shot down. Some of them by AA6 fire from the disposition. I think Essex7 got one. Ticonderoga is going back to Ulithi. She's in pretty bad shape. | * 130 miles E of Formosa - (22-38 N 122-53 E) 1. VF - U.S. Marine Fighter 2. bogies - Enemy Aircraft 3. Kamikaze - Japanese suicide torpedo bomber. 4. U.S.S. Langley CVL-27 5. U.S.S. Ticonderoga CV-14 6. AA - Anti-aircraft Guns 7. U.S.S. Essex CV-9 |
| Jan. 22 | Launched VF1 sweeps and strikes on Okinawa and Iwo Jima. No bogies2 today. 13 mil. bomb exploded on Hancock3 while one of the planes was landing. Caused quite a bit of damage. | 1. VF - U.S. Marine Fighter 2. bogies - Enemy Aircraft 3. U.S.S. Hancock CV-19 |
| Jan. 23 | Refueled. | * 350 Miles E of Luzon - (20-18 N 127-25 E) |
| Jan. 24 | Enroute to Ulithi | |
| Jan. 26 | Anchored Ulithi. | * Berth 25, Ulithi Island |
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