World War II USS Oakland (CL-95)
1 world war ii 1.1 1943 1.2 1944 1.3 1945 world war ii 1943 following shakedown , training cruise off san diego in summer of 1943, oakland sailed pearl harbor arriving on 3 november. joining 3 heavy cruisers , 2 destroyers, linked task group 50.3 (tg 50.3) near funafuti in ellice islands, support of operation galvanic, amphibious push gilbert islands. carriers launched initial air strikes on 19 november, , in retaliation, wave of japanese torpedo bombers attacked formation on afternoon of 20th. oakland scored 2 kills , 2 assists in fighting off raiders. on 26 november, northeast of marshall islands, oakland again fought off strong coordinated torpedo plane attacks. @ 2332 on 4 december, torpedo tore side of lexington, damaging steering control , oakland covered slow withdrawal, arriving pearl harbor on 9 december. 1944 oakland departed pearl harbor on 16 january 1944 carriers of tg 58.1 headed marshall islands. task group launched strikes against maloelap on 29 january , against kwajal...