USS Cowpens (foreground, in camouflage Measure 33, Design 7a) and USS Independence (background, in camouflage Measure 32, Design 8a) in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Palau, Caroline Islands, 31 Aug 1944

Caption     USS Cowpens (foreground, in camouflage Measure 33, Design 7a) and USS Independence (background, in camouflage Measure 32, Design 8a) in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Palau, Caroline Islands, 31 Aug 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 96206
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Independence   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 5,704 x 4,480 pixels
Photos on Same Day 31 Aug 1944
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Rich MILLER says:
31 Aug 2023 08:11:11 AM

operating with TG 38.1 (5th Fleet redesignated to 3rd Fleet on August 26) heading for a fueling rendezvous off New Ireland

Wasp, Hornet, Cowpens, Belleau Wood

probably Belleau Wood in the background as not an Essex silhouette

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