The Snapshots in Time Collection
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Ship's History, Appendix (A), Page 9 - Medical Department Personnel, Preventive Medicine, and Palau Invasion
Page 9 of the wartime history of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) details the reorganization of the ship's Medical Department after its shakedown cruise, its strong record of preventive medicine among nearly 1,000 crew members, and the opening of the ship's combat service with air support for the invasion of Palau Island on 15 September 1944. Project: 218461