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1941-1946 (with Pacific Fleet) - U.S.S. PENN. PAC. FLEET Naval Token :

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1941-1946 (with Pacific Fleet)  - U.S.S. PENN. PAC. FLEET Naval Token :
K. AXTMAN / F.C. // CAMBRIDGE / MASS. WM shield tag 24mm
U.S.S. Pennsylvania, 1916-1946, was moved to the Pacific fleet in 1941, involved with defending Pearl Harbor, as one of the first ships to open fire on dive bombers. Took part in the Aleutian Campaign as engaged in shore bombardment. Assisted in several pacific island battle throughout World War II, in 1945 was torpedoed and suffered extensive damage while anchored at Buckner Bay, Okinawa. After many repairs was an atomic bomb target at Bikini Atoll, then sunk .