USS Bunker Hill
Ship · United States · May 24, 1943 – January 9, 1947
American Essex-class carrier, Mitscher's flagship until two kamikazes hit her off Okinawa.
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Served with
- January 6, 1944 – May 11, 1945 Fast Carrier Task Force Hit by two kamikazes off Okinawa
Engagements 4
- February 17–18, 1944 Operation Hailstone
- June 19–20, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
- October 23–26, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf
- April 7, 1945 Operation Ten-Go
Movements
Moved with Fast Carrier Task Force.
- January 29, 1944 Strikes the Marshalls (TF 58) Map
- February 17, 1944 Operation Hailstone at Truk Operation Hailstone Map
- April 22, 1944 Covers the Hollandia landings Map
- June 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Philippine Sea Map
- October 12, 1944 Strikes Formosa (TF 38) Map
- October 24, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Leyte Gulf Map
- January 12, 1945 Raids the South China Sea Map
- February 16, 1945 First carrier raids on Tokyo (TF 58) Map
- April 7, 1945 Sinks Yamato off Okinawa Operation Ten-Go Map