USS Petrof Bay CVE-80
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Era | WWII |
---|---|
Branch | U.S. Navy |
Wall | FF |
Wall Side | 1 |
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.
Plaque Wall Map
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