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       *Today on Intrepid - September 6th

1944:

Intrepid aircraft participated in attacks on the Palaus, concentrating on Japanese positions on Peleliu.  Intrepid targeted the island of Peleliu in order to support and protect General MacArthur’s forces invading the Philippines. The attack and capture of the Peleliu Island would secure protection for MacArthur’s eastern flank.

 

Diary of Jacob J. Elefant: “Today our planes strike Palau.  There was no air resistance and very little A.A.”

 

1966:

Diary of Larry Blackburn (Yankee Station): “The 100,000th aircraft landing on Intrepid was made by an A-4 aircraft from VA-95 returning from a strike over North Vietnam.”

 

                                               Today in Naval History
1918 - Sailors fire first of the five railroad batteries at Tergnier, a German rail head in the Comeigne Forest. These 14-inch, 50-caliber guns were originally designed for battleships.
1939 - Navy begins formation of neutrality patrol for Atlantic Ocean.
1940 - First destroyers transferred to Great Britain at Halifax, Nova Scotia, under "Destroyers for Bases" agreement.
1944 - USS Independence (CVL 22) begins use of specially trained air group for night work. First time a fully-equipped night carrier operates with fast carrier task force.
1945 - U.S. troops begin returning home when Task Force 11 left Tokyo Bay for the United States.
1953 - Exchange of prisoners of war from Korean War (Operation Big Switch) ends
*Today on Intrepid  is an on-going record of actual events that happened on this day on USS Intrepid. Data sources include Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum collection diaries and U.S. Naval Records, as well as secondary sources.

 

  If a former Intrepid Crewmember wishes to contribute their 'Today on Intrepid' hight-light, please send to:

 

Jessica Williams, Curator of History, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, One Intrepid Square, West 46th St. & 12th Ave., New York, NY 10036-4103, Tel: 646-381-5241      Fax: 646-381-5249     Email: jwilliams@intrepidmuseum.org 

 

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