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"The Mighty Moo" USS Cowpens was named after a battle of the American Revolutionary War. She was sponsored by the daughter of Vice Admiral William Halsey. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 19 Sep 1943, and struck Wake Island on 5 and 6 Oct. Between 19 and 24 Nov, her aircraft struck Mille and Makin atolls, and then Kwajalein and Wotje on 4 Dec. During the invasion of Marshall Islands in Jan 1944, her aircraft attacked Japanese positions on Kwajalein and Eniwetok. At the end of Feb 1944, Task Force 58, which Cowpens was a member of, raided Truk and the Marianas. During the campaign across Central Pacific, her aircraft participated in important anti-submarine patrols to protect the task force. From 6 Jun to 10 Jul 1944, she participated in the Marianas campaign, including downing a number of Japanese aircraft during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Her aircraft covered landings on Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Near the end of the war, Cowpens' aircraft also attacked targets and performed reconnaissance missions on the Japanese home islands. After the end of WW2, she became a transport to return American troops back to the United States, then was decommissioned at Mare Island, California, United States.

USS Cowpens Operational Timeline

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