Continued from May 19, 2017.
The Bayfield then went to the Pacific and was at the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
With the end of the war, the Bayfield participated in "Operation Magic Carpet" to return veterans to the States. It was at the atomic testing for "Operation Crossroads " at Bikini Atoll, but not one of the target ships. It was stationed 22 miles from the detonation.
From 1946, the Bayfield was in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It was also active in the Korean War.
In 1954 it carried refugees from the partition of Vietnam.and was still in service during the Vietnam War until 1968.
Click on the USS Bayfield label to see the other entries on this interesting ship.
Quite a Remarkable Ship. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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