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Description The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Block Island (CVE-106) at anchor on 30 April 1945, most probably at Ulithi. On 17 April, Block Island had left Hawaii and steamed toward Okinawa, via Ulithi. Flight operations commenced immediately upon her arrival on 3 May and lasted until 16 June 1945 when she departed for Leyte.
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