31 Aug 1943
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) and TF 15 arrived at the launching point about 128 miles from Marcus Island in the early morning, spent most of that day launching fighter and bomber strikes on Marcus Island before beginning the retirement to Hawaii that evening. ww2dbase [J. J. Clark | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Independence | Essex | Nashville | Indiana | Marcus Island | DS]
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