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" The
difficult we do immediately; . . . . the impossible takes a little longer
"
(ships motto given to crew by Capt. Rudolph Johnson)
For those of you that would like to make donations
to the CVL-22 website, to help pay for the web hosting, registration, and
maintenance you can send them
to:
Wyatt Wolfe 2909 Flower Hill Drive Round Rock, Texas 78664
We will make dedications to any Naval Veteran
that you wish
Dedication Page
I recently received a photo from Michael Sass, Jr. -
His father
Michael
Sass, and his uncle, Frank
Kistler both served on the Indy
Taken
September 16th 1945 while in Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay Sept. 16th 1945
Photo List
A SMATTERING OF MY TIME ON THE USS INDEPENDENCE
BY LEON FRANCIA
The CVL-22 website has a CVL-22 item line, for those of
you interested in clothing or other items displaying the CVL-22 patch
please look at this link, all profit will go towards maintaining the CVL-22
Website.
Your support of this website is greatly appreciated!
CVL-22 Store
Here are a few things I own I thought you guys
might like to see,
One is an envelope that was mailed from aboard
the CVL-22 on Oct 27, 1945 ( Navy Day)
The next item is a postcard that was mailed from
aboard the USS Independence in 1909! Click To Enlarge the
Pictures
 
We have not received any new stories to put in
the Story of the Month section, If you have a short story you would
like to share with us, please e-mail it to webmaster@cvl-22.com
Obtaining Personal
Awards, Unit Awards,
and Replacement Medals
WW II Memorial in Washington D.C.
If you click on the above link, you can register WW II
veterans so they can be included on a revolving scroll at the site.
The memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004 and was
dedicated one month later on May 29. It is located on 17th Street, between
Constitution and Independence Avenues, and is flanked by the Washington
Monument to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west. The memorial is
now operated by the National Park Service and is open to visitors 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. For more information about visiting the memorial,
accessibility, parking, directions, special events and other details,
please visit the National Park Service Web site at www.nps.gov/nwwm or call the Park Service at (202)
619-7222.
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