The role the USS Casablanca (CVE-55) played in World War II in the Pacific / Barbara G. Jones ; with a foreword by William Dibrell.

Author/creator Jones, Barbara G. Haney
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010.
Descriptionvi, 515 pages, 51 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects
Casablanca (Aircraft carrier)
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Pacific Ocean.

Contents Setting the stage -- Pearl Harbor to birth of USS Casablanca -- Birth of USS Casablanca (CVE-55) -- 8 July 1943-16 August 1943 : Astoria to Bremerton -- 17 August 1943-30 January 1944 : crew training in the Strait -- February-22 August 1944 : end of training -- 28 August-8 October 1944 : Manus and return -- 8 October 1944-13 March 1945 : Commencement Bay training -- 13 March-12 May 1945 : Guam, Kossol Passage, Samar -- 2 May-31 August 1945 : Japanese surrender -- 2 September-17 November 1945 : redeployment -- 18 November 1945-16 January 1946 : Noumea to San Francisco -- 19 January-10 June 1946 : the final journey.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009042918
ISBN9780773438507
ISBN0773438505