USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
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USS Bunker Hill was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in May 1943, Bunker Hill was the first U.S. Navy ship to have been named
USS Bunker Hill at sea in 1945
Bunker Hill under attack, 19 June 1944
Bunker Hill's flight deck after the carrier was struck by two Kamikazes on 11 May 1945
Bunker Hill transferring casualties to USS Bountiful after the kamikaze attacks, 12 May 1945
Battle of Okinawa
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The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Im
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
…the Mariana and Palau Islands, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the air raids on Formosa and Japanese home islands, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa during the final drive toward the Japanese mainland. On 11 May 1945, while conducting operations in support of the Okinawa campaign, Bunker Hill was…
1st Marine Regiment during fighting at Wana Ridge during the Battle of Okinawa, May 1945
Tekketsu Kinnōtai child soldiers on Okinawa
The battleship Yamato explodes after persistent attacks from US aircraft.