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Essex-class US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Tarawa (CV-40)

Essex-class US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Tarawa (CV-40)

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USS Tarawa Was Named for the Bloodiest 76 Hours in Marine Corps History. She Was the Only US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier of 24 Never to See Combat.

Marines lost almost as many dead in 76 hours at Tarawa in November 1943 as American forces lost across the six-month Guadalcanal campaign. The...

Christian D. Orr56 minutes ago

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