The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 7
Pages from the official wartime history of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) document the escort carrier from her commissioning at Astoria, Oregon, through anchorages at Manus, Ulithi, and Kerama Retto, underway refueling, air group organization, and 402 sorties flown over the Palau Islands. Muster rolls, chapel and library records, and engineering reports on Wildcat spare parts reveal how the ship was crewed, supplied, and sustained.
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's Company Enlisted Muster Roll, 30 April 1945 (Appendix B, Page 3)
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's Company Enlisted Personnel Roster, 30 April 1945 (Appendix B, Page 4)
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's Company Enlisted Men Roster, 30 April 1945 (Continued), Page 2, Appendix B
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's Company Enlisted Men Roster, 30 April 1945 - Page 1
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Officers Roster, Appendix B, Page 3
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Officers Roster, Appendix B, Page 4, with Legend
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Officer Roster, Appendix B, Page 3
Officer Roster, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), Appendix B, Page 2
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Officers Roster, Appendix B, Page 1 (Commissioning Wardroom)
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 34 - Armament and Gunnery Summary
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 33 - Supply and Gunnery Departments
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 32 - Supply Department Personnel and Performance
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 31 - Supply Operations During Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 30 - Provisioning and the Luzon Campaign
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 29 - Leyte Gulf, Manus Ammunition Ship Explosion, and Supply Casualties
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 28 - Storeroom Reorganization and the Palau Invasion
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 27 - Pre-Deployment Preparations and Start of Combat Operations
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 26 - Navy Yard Overhaul and Department Training
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 25 - Tropical Supply Challenges and San Pedro Yard Period
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 24 - Aircraft Ferry Operations Supporting Task Force 58
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) War History Narrative, Appendix A, Page 23 - Commissioning Celebration and West Coast Shakedown
Typed History Page 22, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Supply Department Organization and Pre-Commissioning Narrative, 1944
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 21 - Ship's Library, Recreation, and Supply Department (Pre-Commissioning Period)
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 20 - Ship's Chapel, Religious Services, and Crew Morale
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 19 - Communications Division and Chaplain/Chapel Origins
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 18 - Engineering Statistics and Communication Department Roster
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 17 - Engineering Department Training and Machinery Maintenance
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History – Engineering Department Report Page
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 15 - Shakedown Cruise, Equator Crossing, and Combat Operations Summary
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 14 - Medical Notes, Commissioning, and Navigation Department Origins
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 13 - Medical Department Report, Okinawa Casualties and Injuries
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 12 - Medical Relief Party Aboard USS Mindanao and Lingayen Gulf Invasion
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 11 - Mass Casualty Medical Relief and the USS Mount Hood Explosion Response
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 10 - Medical Relief Party Aboard USS Suwannee (CVE-27) During the Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 9 - Medical Department Personnel, Preventive Medicine, and Palau Invasion
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 8 - Underway Replenishment Log and Medical Department Origins
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 7 - Underway Refueling and Fantail Transfer Logs for Escort Screen
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 6 - Anchorage Log, Underway Refueling from Fleet Oilers, and Fuel Transfers to Escorts
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 5 - Air Group Divisions (V-5, V-S) and Anchorage Log from Commissioning
Typed Page 4, Appendix (A) - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Air Department Organization Report Detailing V-3 and V-4 Division Duties and Ordnance Inventory
Typed Page 3 of Appendix (A): USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Air Department War History, Leyte through Luzon Operations
Typed Page 2, Appendix (A) - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Air Department Operational Narrative, 1944 (San Pedro Availability, VC-76, Palau Invasion Sorties)
Typed Page 1, Appendix (A) 'AIR DEPARTMENT' - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Precommissioning and Early 1944 Operational History
Blank Verso Sheet with Bleed-Through Text and Mirrored Page Number '-21-' - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Air Department Report
Typed Report Page 21 - Aircraft Carrier Engineering Department Maintenance Procedures, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History Report, Page 20
Typed Page 19 - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Okinawa Campaign Combat Air Patrol Actions, Casualties, and Transit to Guam and Pearl Harbor, 1945
Typed Page 18 - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Okinawa Invasion Operations: L-Day Landings, Kerama Retto, and Sakishima Gunto Strikes, 1945
Typed Page 17 - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) End of Iwo Jima Operation, Squadron Turnover at Guam, and Commencement of Okinawa Invasion Support, 1945