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Wasp

Ship Designation: 
CV-18
Date Lost: 
Monday, March 19, 1945
Air Attack off the coast of Japan
On March 19, 1945, while headed for strikes on airfields and naval bases in Japan, Wasp received a bomb hit that pierced the flight and hanger decks and exploded in a compartment below. ... It was her only major injury of the war. ... She remained in action for several more days before steaming to the U.S. for repairs.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 94

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Sea 1c Edward Damrose USN
SC 3c Albert Dague USN
MM 3c Ira Currie USN
SC 3c Jake Cox USN
Ch Elec Lester Clement USN
BM 1c Breckenridge Caine USN
Sea 1c Floyd Burke USN
Sea 1c Marvin Brust USN
EM 2c Melvin Blatt USN
SC 2c Frank Bettencourt USN
SC 2c James Bertelson USN
CCS Philip Bernino USN
Sea 1c Peter Bella USN
SSML 2c Gustav Anderson USN

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