USS GILBERT ISLANDS

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USS Gilbert Islands (AKV-39) was a Commencement Bay-class aircraft carrier launched in 1944 and active in World War II. To avoid confusion, it is important to note that this ship operated under more than one name and hull classification number:

  • USS Gilbert Islands
  • USS Anapolis (renamed in 1963)
  • AKV-39
  • CVE-107
  • AGMR-1

The carrier had a relatively quiet, though important and successful, role in the Pacific during World War II; her highlights included an air victory in southern Okinawa, missions against Ishigaki Shima, Erabu Shima, and Miyako Shima, and missions against Japanese bases in Borneo. Her most intense combat period was between June 1 and July 4, 1945, during which time her planes attacked Japanese military infrastructure, including radio stations, barracks, supply dumps, and other buildings, as well as surrounding villages.

As Anapolis, she served as a communications hub in the middle of the ocean. She was used minimally during the Korean War and was the first in her class to have jets make unprecedented touch-and-go landings on her decks. During the next several years, she toured both the Pacific and Atlantic, and was finally decommissioned in 1969; she was sold for scrap ten years later.

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Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1941 -- Kline Walter Bethel Park PA
1944 -- Monk James Wilkes Barre PA
1944 PH Elias Arthur New York NY Email
1944 SM Gardner David Harrisburg PA Email
1945 -- Mazanec Rudy Cleveland OH
1945 BM Mckenzie Joseph Tewksbury MA
1945 BM Shealy Ryan Columbia SC
1945 EM John Couch Gann John Couch Gann Guin AL Email
1945 ET Dugger Donald Ionia KS Email
1945 SM Ferris Carl Stanley Grants Pass OR Email
1945 SM Polk James Washington DC
1945 YN Christen Harry San Francisco CA Email
1947 SN Sanders Gordon Norfolk VA
1950 BM Elder Dan Colombus Jct. IA
1950 MM Weston Albert University City MO Email
1951 AD Ryan Joseph Rochester NY
1951 AM Dolan Neil Scranton PA Email
1951 BM Elder Dan Colombus Jct. IA
1951 BT Duran John Mt Hope WV Email
1951 CPO Huber Henry Brooklyn NY
1952 EM Guteres Julio Miller Place NY
1952 MM Steele John J Brooklyn NY
1952 MM Steele John Brooklyn NY
1952 MM Steele John J Brooklyn NY
1952 MM Vieni Joseph Bronx NY Email
1952 SC Landry Richard Oakville CT Email
1953 AG Becker Burt Corvallis OR
1953 BT Dhondt Edward Port Orange FL
1953 DT Sattler Marvin Brooklyn NY Email
1953 FT Mitchell Mike Syracuse NY
1953 RD Hodge Jerry Mercersburg PA
1953 SC Landry Richard Oakville CT Email