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Story of USS Cushing described by H L Jordan
H L Jordan reports on the USS Cushing a 2100 ton destroyer and flagship in Des Fifty Three detailing her wartime record from commissioning January 17 1945 through August 1945. The ship shot down four planes and assisted in ten more, rescued 31 Americans and 2 Britons, steamed 117000 miles, and took part in major campaigns from Leyte to Okinawa with TF 38 under Halsey and Spruance.
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U.S.S. Cushing
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cushing
Okinawa
Honshu
Palau Islands
Philippine Islands
Leyte
Leyte Gulf
Formosa
Luzon
Visayas
Ormoc Bay
Mindoro
Lingayen Gulf
China Coast
Iwo Jima
Fifth Fleet
Bermuda
San Diego
Pearl Harbour
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Bull’ Halsey
Spruance
South China
Tokyo