| June 1 | Anchored Leyte in San Pedro Bay 0927. Essex1 has just completed cruise of 81 days which is a record. We struck Okinawa 18 days before invasion day and 62 after invasion. Our air gunnery (83) destroyed 220 planes and 87 probables. AA2 batteries got 11. T.G.3 58.3 destroyed 59 floating mines. We steamed 33, 450 miles on this cruise. | * Anchored Berth 42, Leyte, Philippine Islands 1. U.S.S. Essex CV-9 2. AA - Anti-aircraft gunnery 3. TF - Task Force |
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| June 4 | Still in Leyte. Heard Winston1 was killed on Franklin2. | 1. Lt. Cmdr. Frank L. Winston - head of Air Dept. on Essex in Jan. 1944 2. U.S.S. Franklin CV-13 |
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| June 7 | Still in Leyte. P 381 while in dive crashed into Randolph2. 12 killed, 15 injured. She was 2,000 1yards off our starboard beam. | 1. P-38 - U.S. "Lightning" Fighter Plane 2. U.S.S. Randolph CV-15 |
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| June 11 | Bennington1 to come in today. Flight deck all torn up from typhoon. | 1. U.S.S. Bennington CV-20 2. Typhoon Connie hit TG 38.1 on June 5. |
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| June 13 | Rest of 3rd fleet pulled in today. Hornet's1 flight deck a mess. | 1. U.S.S. Hornet CV-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 20 | Underway. Leaving for the 68th operation since the Essex1 has
been in Pacific. 51st since we left the states in April. Essex record up to June 1, 1945
Ship's batteries: 33 Essex air groups: 9, 15, 4, 83 VMF2:
213, 124 Planes destroyed in air 737, on ground 725.
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* Okinawa resistance ended. 1. U.S.S. Essex CV-9 2. VMF - U.S. Marine F-4-U Corsair Fighter 3. Car. - Carriers 4. BB - Battleships 5. CL - Light Cruisers 6. DD - Destroyer 7. Sub. - Submarine 8. Aux. - Supply ships and tankers. |
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| June 23 | Back in San Pedro Bay | * Anchored Beth 42, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands - Remained until July 1. |
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