
Caption | USS Yorktown (Essex-class) in the channel leaving Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 May 1944. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,832 x 1,484 pixels | ||||||||
Photos in Series | See all 4 photos in this series | ||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1944 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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17 Feb 2021 07:55:19 PM
May 29, 1944 at 1413 underway with TG 12.5 (Yorktown, Monterey, Princeton, Mugford, McCall, Helm, Maury, Craven, Gridley, Bagley) bound for Majuro.
Air Group 1 would fly on board that evening. She arrived at Majuro on June 3, 1944 and joined Task Group 58.1.
On June 6, 1944 Task Force 58 sortied for Forager, the assault on the Marianas.