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Aug 13, 2020
Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s first of three aircraft carriers constructed during World War II, USS Shangri-La (CV-38), shown here at its Feb. 24, 1944 commissioning, reported to the Fast Carrier Task Force in April 1945, launching air strikes on targets in Tokyo, providing close air support over Okinawa, airdropping supplies to Allied prisoners in Japan and later assuming occupation duties.


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