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Item Will Close On Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5934632

Category: O22 - Unit Histories (Yearbook)

"THE USS BATAAN" AIR CRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

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Deeply embossed hard cover-  The planned name was to be USS Buffalo, but prior to her launch (July 15, 1943) she was reclassified USS Bataan CVL-29. The Bataan saw action throughout the Pacific, a service record which includes her contribution to the sinking of the Japanese Battleship Yamato on April 7, 1945. This is a unit history with plenty of b/w combat photos and a number of COLOR photos as well, which is a rarity for a book of the type.  Immediate post-war publication.  B/w and color photographs.  218 pp.  Nice!  Condition: 9

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