CVL-29 USS Bataan
| CVL-29 USS Bataan | ||
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Class |
Independence class |
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Builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
31. August 1942 |
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Launched |
1. August 1943 |
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Commissioned |
17. November 1943 |
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| Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NFGJ |
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| CVLG-50 | ||
| January 1944 - 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-50 | F6F-3 | 1-F-0 |
| VT-50 | TBM- | 1-T-0 |
| CVLG-50 | ||
| 21. April 1944 - 4. July 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-50 | F6F-5 / F6F-5P | 1-F-0 |
| VT-50 | TBM- | 1-T-0 |
| CVLG-47 | ||
| 18. March 1945 - 15. August 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-47 | F6F-5, F6F-5P | 1-F-0 |
| VT-47 | TBM- | 1-T-0 |
| CVLG-49 | ||
| August 1945 - 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| 1-F-0 | ||
| VT-49 | 1-T-0 | |
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Decommissioned |
11. February 1947 |
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Recommissioned |
13. May 1950 |
| 16. November 1950 - 25. June 1951 | ||
| West Pacific (Korea) | ||
| VMF-212 * | F4U-4B | LD 00 |
| VMF-312 ** | F4U-4B | WR 00 |
| HU-1 Det. 8 | HO3S-1 | UP 00 |
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VMF-212 on Board of CVL-29 from the 11 December 1950 to 7. March 1951 ** VMF-312 on Board of CVL-29 from the 5. March 1951 to 6. June 1951 |
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| 27. January 1952 - 26. August 1952 | ||
| West Pacific (Korea) | ||
| VS-25 | AF-2S, AF-2W | SK 00 |
| VMF-115 * | F9F-2 | AE 00 |
| VMF-312 ** | F4U-4B | WR 00 |
| HU-1 Det. | HO3S-1 | UP 00 |
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VMF -115 an Board of the CVL-29 for transport to Yokosuka from the 27.
January 1952 to 10 February 1952 ** VMF-312 on Board of CVL-29 from the 21. April 1952 to 21. July 1952 |
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| 28. October 1952 - 26. May 1953 | ||
| West Pacific (Korea) | ||
| VS-21 | AF-2S, AF-2W | BS 00 |
| VS-871 | TBM-3S, TBM-3W | SU 00 |
| VMF-312 * | F4U-4B | WR 00 |
| HU-1 Det. | HO3S-1 | UP 00 |
| * VMF-312 on Board of CVL-29 from the 9. February 1953 to 8. May 1953 | ||
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Decommissioned |
9. April 1954 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 1943 - 1947 | ||
| Capt. Valentine Hixon Schaeffer | 17. Nov. 1943 | 26. Aug. 1944 |
| Capt. John Postell Heath | 26. Aug. 1944 | 5. Jun. 1945 |
| Capt. Ward Carr Gilbert | 5. Jun. 1945 | 22. Mar. 1946 |
| Cdr. William Byfield Short, Jr. | 22. Mar. 1946 | 15. Nov. 1946 |
| LCdr. William Hall Davison | 15. Nov. 1946 | 11. Feb. 1947 |
| 1950 - 1954 | ||
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Capt. Edgar Tilghman Neale |
13. May 1950 | 17. Apr. 1951 |
| Capt. William Miller, Jr. | 17. Apr. 1951 | 14. Apr. 1952 |
| Capt. Harry Ray Horney | 14. Apr. 1952 | 10. Mar. 1953 |
| Capt. Shirley Snow Miller | 10. Mar. 1953 | 29. Jan. 1954 |
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Cdr. Raymond John Pflum |
29. Jan. 1954 | 9. Apr. 1954 |
