Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
May 12, 1938
The USS Enterprise (CV 6), one of the great ships of World War II is commissioned.
She was called the "Big E" and was the most decorated ship during the war.
She had 20 Battle Stars, The Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Unit Commendation.
She gave a notable service in the Battle of Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of Midway, the Guadalcanal Campaign, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, and the Okinawa Campaign.
She destroyed 911 enemy planes, sank 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more.
The Japanese thought they sunk her, which earned her the additional nickname “The Grey Ghost.”
The Battle of the Philippine Sea was the largest carrier to carrier battle in history fought between the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
Photo credit: Naval History & Heritage Command/USS Silversides Submarine Museum
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