USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway off Attu in May 1943

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USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway off Attu in May 1943

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The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway with a number of Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats of Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) on her forward flight deck, in preparation for the invasion of Attu Island, in May 1943. Nassau was redesignated CVE-16 on 15 July 1943.

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01/05/1943
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U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.1996.488.032.008
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