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U.S.S Hornet (CV 8) Naval History :Lost in action Santa Cruz Islands


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LOST IN ACTION  10/26/42

 

 

Great Aircraft Carrier and a sister to Yorktown...She had was in some major events of the War 

 

 

 

http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/WarDamageReports/WarDamageReportCV8/WarDamageReportCV8.html#PHOTOGRAPHS

 

 

18 April 1942 - HORNET and ENTERPRISE spotted by Japanese picket boats while still 650 miles east of Japan. LTC James Doolittle made the decision to immediately launch all bombers at 0830 hours in gale force winds (45kt) and 30 foot seas. Doolittle's raiders struck from Tokyo to Osaka incurring only superficial damage. But, the boost to American morale in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor was immeasurable. 73 of 80 pilots and crewmen survived the raid. They then headed back to Pearl Harbor for a turn around for the Battle of Coral Sea.

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I dunno Loader. The loss of U.S.S. Hornet wasn't exactly the navy's proudest moment. Burning and abandoned, and left for two Japanese destroyers to finish off.

Guadalcanal was a horrific series of naval encounters that cemented the Imperial fleet's fate. And that was before the Essex class came online, along with the Hellcat, Avenger, and Helldiver to seal naval air supremacy.

A lot of brave sailors went down with great ships. Wasp, Astoria, Quincy, Vincennes, Atlanta, Juneau, along with many destroyers in the night actions around Savo. My uncle Melvin & his best friend Paul Davis served during that campaign.

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You are correct @@TheLastColdBeer....The thing is and was the most part was her service with the Doolittle raiders....My Grandfather was a Merchant Seaman and help supply Great Britain before the USA entered into the War .... His ship was sunk off the Horn of Africa a few weeks after his leave and after having sailed the same route for a few years by a very well know German Sub...Would have look up again in his records to tell the actual facts but I love all of History...

 

 

 

Also while some Ships are known better then others they ALL played there role in WWII and to me it is important to remember..

 

 

P.S no other Sailors or Navy in my family but my Grandad

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Yeah Loader, too bad our kids aren't taught our own history. Here's a pic from my archives.

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That's the New Orleans, caught a torpedo from the Tokyo Express, and lost everything from B turret forward. Amazes me the horrific damage that ships took in that conflict, and survived. Those boys had gumption. 

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@@TheLastColdBeer If you want to read about American cruisers getting their ass kicked read this book.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal/dp/0553385127/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413941175&sr=1-3&keywords=guadalcanal

 

@@loaderXI here is an excellent website to look up photos of most US Navy ships past and present.

 

http://navsource.org

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Thx @@codpiece I have quite a few books on Guadalcanal. One book I'd recommend is The Last Battle Station, it deals with the east Asia squadron, the loss of the Phillipines, and the invasion of Java. Nobody knew what became of HMAS Perth & USS Houston until survivors were found as POWs in Japan. Sad stories, but they need to be told, and remembered.

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