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Ivan Van Meter collection

This grouping is related to Van Meter's assignment on the USS Bogue (CVE­9) Escort Carrier. If you want a good summary of the Bogue's WWII record check out Wikipedia. Mostly, the ship's duty was in the Atlantic with a fair amount of time spent on U­boat hunting. Van Meter probably was assigned duty on the Bogue in the first half of 1945. At the end of the Atlantic war, went to San Diego on 7/3/45, then apparently to Guam. For there to Adak, AK for 8/19/1945 to 9/6/1945 then on to Tokyo harbor after the Japanese surrender. I think she made a trip to the Philipenes, too. Hope you enjoy.

Jack LaPeer

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