Box: 1 Fold: 1 "The (U.S.S.) Bataan -- Acct of service, 1943-1945 Box: 1 Fold: 2 "Album: USS Bairoko, CVE 115," 1945-1946
DATE SPAN: 08/10/1942 - 10/17/1945
DESCRIPTION: This is a large-format, bound book printed on glossy paper, heavily illustrated, similar in style and content to a college year year, recounting the history of this light aircraft carrier in the South Pacific during World War II.
DATE SPAN: 01/25/1944 - 01/25/1946
DESCRIPTION: This is a book of medium-size format, hard cover, glossy paper, heavily illustrated, similar in style and appearance to a college yearbook. It outlines the cruise to the South Pacific of the escort carrier Bairoko in late 1945, returning in 1946. Because the war had already ended before the vessel left California it records no action.
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