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Remember your friends, relatives, and those who gave their last full measure today, gents. It’s not about saving 25 percent on bedding.
Official caption: “USS Saratoga (CV-3), 5 November 1943, during the raid on Rabaul, New Britain. The gunner in this Navy bomber was killed by a Japanese 20mm shell from a Japanese “Zero” [Mitsubishi A6M2] during the raid from Rabaul. Upon the plane’s return to the carrier, the dead gunner’s finger was still clasped on the trigger of his 50 cal. machine gun. Saratoga also participated in the second Navy raid on Rabaul on November 11, 1943, and saw action in the bloody taking of Tarawa.”
Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 80-G-44094
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Official caption: “USS Saratoga (CV-3), 5 November 1943, during the raid on Rabaul, New Britain. The gunner in this Navy bomber was killed by a Japanese 20mm shell from a Japanese “Zero” [Mitsubishi A6M2] during the raid from Rabaul. Upon the plane’s return to the carrier, the dead gunner’s finger was still clasped on the trigger of his 50 cal. machine gun. Saratoga also participated in the second Navy raid on Rabaul on November 11, 1943, and saw action in the bloody taking of Tarawa.”
Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. 80-G-44094
The Whisper of, ‘Remember’
Remember your friends, relatives, and those who gave their last full measure today, gents. It’s not about saving 25 percent on bedding. Official caption: “USS Saratoga (CV-3), 5 Novembe…
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USS Saratoga (CV-3)
USS Saratoga and her sister ship USS Lexington were the two largest aircraft carriers in the world until 1944. The keel of the battle cruiser USS Saratoga (CC-3) was laid by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey, on September 25, 1920. Work on the fast, formidably armed battle cruiser was...
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Warship Wednesday, May 15, 2019: Lady Sara Never Looked Better
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, …
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THE FORGOTTEN: USS SARATOGA CV3
This was an article I wrote for the World of Warships forum a few months ago. Here it is: A few years ago, I was surfing the internet when I came across quite a special aircraft carrier. I have long...
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📇 A WRECK IN DEPTH - USS SARATOGA (CV-3) — The Dirty Dozen Expeditions
Marc Mitscher pulled the control stick of his aircraft to the side, bringing his plane around and lining up for the first ever aircraft landing on the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Stretched out below him was the 264 m/866 ft flight deck of the newly commissioned carrier.
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