USS Petrof Bay CVE-80

USS Petrof Bay CVE-80
Era WWII
Branch U.S. Navy
Wall FF
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Row 2
Plaque Number 7

"THE MAD RUSSIAN" AND "THE LUCKY LADY"

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/5 Battle Stars

NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION

Western Carolines Sept. 6-29, 1944

Leyte Gulf "Taffy I" Oct. 20-28, 1944

Luzon Jan. 4-18, 1945

Iwo Jima Feb. 19-Mar. 8, 1945

Okinawa Mar. 25-May 30, 1945

Her aircraft flew 3,827 Sorties, over 5,000 landing on her flight deck.

Forty-eight of her crew earned war medals, eight of her crew lost their lives.

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