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6th Fleet aircraft American amphibious antisubmarine April arrived assigned Atlantic attack August battle stars battleship Beach began boat Boston British Calif cargo carrier Charleston Comdr command commissioned conducted convoy County crew cruise cruiser days later December decommissioned departed deployment destroyer escort duty east embarked enemy Eniwetok exercises February fire Fleet force freighter Guam Guantanamo Bay Gulf guns headed home port Island January Japan Japanese July June landing launched Leyte March Marine month Naval Shipyard Navy list Navy Yard Newport Norfolk November October Okinawa operations overhaul Pacific Panama Canal patrol Pearl Harbor Philippines planes remained repairs resumed returned sailed Saipan San Diego Sasebo screen September shakedown ship's South Squadron steamed Subic Bay submarine tank landing ship took torpedo transport troops Ulithi underway United upkeep vessel Vietnam visited voyage warship Wasp waters west coast Whitfield County Wichita William Yokosuka York York Navy Yard