USS Salamaua
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uss-salamaua-167-7170114
title:
USS Salamaua
text:
USS Salamaua (CVE-96) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the invasion of Salamaua, a strategically important village in the New Guinea Theater during World War II, and one of the main targets of the Salamaua–Lae campaign. She served with distinction during the war, notably being damaged in early 1945 by a kamikaze aircraft during the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, killing 15 crewmen and injuring 88. Post war, the ship helped repatriate servicemen to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salamaua
date created:
2004-03-13T00:58:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:37:47Z
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13
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