Search results for "USS Long Island (CVE-1)" - New World Encyclopedia

Battle of Leyte Gulf
II, in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of Leyte, from October 23 ... Imperial Japanese Army from many of its island bases in the Solomon Islands ...

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Battle of Guadalcanal
The fighting took place on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the southern ... helped shift the Allied approach to an island hopping offensive promoted ...

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Aircraft carrier
home. Amphibious assault carriers (such as USS Tarawa or HMS Ocean), operate ... four times that of the World War II-era USS Enterprise, yet its complement ...

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Indochina War (1946-54)
signed the armistice with Japan onboard the USS Missouri on behalf of CEFEO ... The paratroopers managed control of a heart-shaped valley 12 miles ...

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