Name/Title
U.S.S. Philippine Sea CV 47 Korea 1950 - 51Entry/Object ID
VA65 .P47 1951Description
Cover: The Chosen Theatre, The Showboat Premier in 3 Acts...Many Scenes.
(3,143 flight deck qualifications in 25 days, Korea, helicopter rescue of downed aircrew in Sea of Japan, 7,627 strikes against Korea, crash and fire on the flight deck, 1,721 combat sorties in 29 days, amphibious landings at Wolmi-Do and Inchon, 630 pre-invasion combat sorties and 140 D-Day combat sorties, strikes along the Yalu River, downing of MIG-15 by LCDR Amen of VF-111, Chinese invasion of Korea, snow covered flight deck, strikes in support of Marine withdrawal from Chosen Reservoir to Hungnam, evacuation of 150,000 troops and civilians from Hungnam, change of command, strikes on bridges and railroads, visit by SECNAV, dry dock, CVG-1, CVG-2, In Memoriam: CDR R.W. Vogel, Jr., LCDR E.R. Coffman, LT H.H. Osborne, LT B.F. Brooks, ENS J.F. Kall, ENS W.D. Noonan, ENS C.L. Smith, ENS C.E. West, ENS W.R. Ball, ENS J.B. Dick, Jr., ENS M.A. Tuthill, ENS R.W. Murphy, ENS Curtis, SN F.B. Carroll, and AMAN R.A. Baker)
110 pgs., with photos, illus.Collection
US Navy Cruise Book Collection, Library Circulating CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Book, Smith, M.S., Lcdr, Ed., CRUISE BOOK, The Korean Cruise, U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA CV-47, July 1950 to June 1951Book Details
Date Published
1951Call No.
VA65.P47 1951