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The following day, Saratoga was detached with an escort of three destroyers to join the amphibious forces and carry out night patrols over Iwo Jima and nearby Chichi Jima. Taking advantage of low cloud cover and Saratoga ' s weak escort, six Japanese planes scored five bomb hits on the carrier in three minutes; three of the aircraft also struck ...
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa 1942. Planes on deck include five Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters, six Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers and one Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo plane.
USN Raid on Iwo Jima (15–16 June 1944) Part of USN Operation FORAGER US Task Force 58/Fifth Fleet ((Mitscher/Spruance): USN Task Group 58.1 CarDiv5: USS Hornet (CV-12)CVG-2) USS Yorktown (CV-10) CVG-1; Until 31 July
On February 23, 1945 Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured perhaps the most memorable image of World War II.
Saratoga returned to combat to protect American forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima in early 1945, but was badly damaged by kamikazes. The continued growth in the size and weight of carrier aircraft made her obsolete by the end of the war. In mid-1946, the ship was purposefully sunk during nuclear weapon tests in Operation Crossroads.
The United States Navy has commissioned two ships with the name USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) (1961–1993) and USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (2001–present). The first large scale reunion on the island was held in 1970 on the 25th anniversary of the battle.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Marine Corps on Thursday corrected the identity of a second man in the iconic photograph of U.S. forces raising an American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima: Essex (extended bow) — — — Cancelled during construction. Scrapped in 1949 [50] CV-47 Philippine Sea: Essex (extended bow) 11 May 1946 28 December 1958 12 years, 231 days Scrapped in 1971 [citation needed] CVL-48 Saipan: Saipan (lead ship) 14 July 1946 14 January 1970 23 years, 184 days Scrapped in 1976 [citation needed] CVL-49 ...