USS Randolph (CV-15)
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On 11 March 1945 Randolph was hit by
a suicide plane while she was anchored at Ulithi Atoll. She lost 25 crewmen
but was repaired locally and returned to action in early April. From then
until late May 1945, the carrier actively participated in the Okinawa
campaign, serving as flagship of Task Force 58.
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Image Gallery (Click on image to see
enlarged version.)
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USS Randolph (CV-15) - At anchor in the western Pacific, June 1945. |
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Photographed by Lieutenant Barrett Gallagher. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Photo #: NH 97489. |
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Alan J. Sanderson |
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Picture courtesy of daughter Patricia Falzarano |
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Gallary: Selected pages from The
Gangway: A Pictorial History of the U.S. Randolph's First Year at Sea,
9 October 1944 to 9 October 1945. Courtesy of Alan J. Sanderson
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Account of the 11 March 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Randolph (CV-15) - 1 |
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Account of the 11 March 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Randolph (CV-15) - 2 |
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