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On Mon. 13 Mar 1944 USS Yorktown (Essex-class) reached Espiritu Santo.....

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USS Yorktown (Essex-class) reached Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides and remained there for 10 days before getting underway for another series of raids on the Japanese middle defense line.

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