USS ASTORIA CA-34
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World War II History 1940-1942
Click on the sections below to learn more about the wartime history of USS ASTORIA CA-34:

The Pineapple Fleet 1940-1941
Final Fleet Problem and refit before the Japanese attacks on the Territory of Hawaii.



Lines of Advance 1942  ***UPDATED***
Actions at the Coral Sea and Midway.



Preparing for the Offensive August 1942
From Hawaii to New Caledonia.



OPERATION WATCHTOWER 7-8 August 1942
The Invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi.



Iron Bottom Sound 9 August 1942
Savo Island: The final battle of USS ASTORIA CA-34.




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