14 April 1944
Underway for Marshall Islands.

19 April 1944
Moored in Marshall Islands.

20 April 1944
Underway for Seeadler, Admiralty Islands.

26 April 1944
Anchored berth #2 Seeadler, Admiralty Islands.

28 April 1944
Underway with Task force 58.3. Task Force 58.3 Organization as follows:

29 April 1944
Launched aircraft against Truk. 0818 General Quarters. U.S.S. ALABAMA opened fire on enemy aircraft. 0000 U.S.S. Bunker Hill firing on aircraft.

30 April 1944
Dawn saw another day of air strikes on Truk. Carriers left for air strikes on Sarawak. 1914 U.S.S. LEXINGTON reported enemy aircraft low on her bow. 2120 All clear.

01 May 1944
Steaming as before in company of Task Group 58.3. The three cruisers which had left the Task Group for the bombardment of Satawan Island 30 April, rejoined at 0830. 0835 Departed Task Group to take part in bombardment of Ponape Island. Battle line U.S.S. INDIANA, U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.S. SOUTH DAKOTA, U.S.S. ALABAMA, U.S.S. NEW JERSEY, and DD's in circle. 1241 CIC reported land bearing 105* distance 55 miles. 1450 Launched one spotter plane. 1552 Commenced 16" bombardment of Ponape Island. 1653 Ceased fire.

02 May 1944
En route Majuro, Marshall Islands.

04 May to 06 June 1944
0836 Underway, en route Saipan.

10 June 1944
CAP shot down one "Betty"

12 June 1944
0042 Bogies on radar screen. 0255 General Quarters. 0416 Carrier attacks on Saipan day long After all planes recovered retired to the South. 1200 Secure General Quarters.

13 June 1944
1100 Commenced firing on Saipan, with 16" guns. 1505 Ceased fire, recovered aircraft. 1604 Launched both planes. 1615 Commenced fire 16" guns on Saipan. 1726 Ceased fire on Saipan. Recovered aircraft, retired to the South.

14 June 1944
Air strikes on Saipan through the day.

15 June 1944
Operating Westward of Saipan and Tinian. 1800 Bogies reported. 1810 Fighters out to meet this group. 1815 One "Tony" shot down. 1811 Another group of bogies, 4 to 10 planes. 1824 General Quarters. 1823 Fighters out! OTC reported a Tallyho on six planes. 10 minutes later reported three planes shot down. 1904 U.S.S. WASHINGTON opened fire followed by the carriers, then planes appeared flying low. Holding fire on the starboard, as friendly planes are there. 1906 Batteries opened fire at starboard, friendlies are clear. U.S.S. INDIANA opened fire at that time. Plane crashed several hundred yards astern. 1908 Second low flying plane off the starboard bow, U.S.S. INDIANA opened fire with automatic weapons. Plane downed almost immediately. 1909 Fighters tallyhoed on 11 Tony's carrying small bombs. 1910 Many low flying planes ahead of ship (USS INDIANA). 8 planes sighted, U.S.S. INDIANA's port batteries opened fire, on incoming planes, one plane dropped a torpedo, no wake was visible. This plane was hit but it caught fire off our port bow and crashed. 1913 A plane was seen to crash in flames on the starboard beam. Another plane port bow flying low, taken under fire, caught fire and crashed. After this, all became quiet. 2100 Secured from General Quarters.

16 June 1944
0250 DORTCH reported two sampans destroyed.

17 June 1944
0347 COTTEN shot at and left Saipan in sinking condition. 0555 BRONSON fired on Saipan and sank it.

19 June 1944
YARNELL, shot down one Val. 0940 General Quarters, U.S.S. HORNET reported bogie, six minutes later her fighters shot down a zero. 1032 Our fighter planes were engaging the enemy. 1045 Two Japanese planes down. 1048 Ships in the screen opened fire, U.S.S. INDIANA opened fire on incoming plane on the port quarter. This plane was on fire, lost a wing and went into the sea. This plane had dropped a bomb, went off on the port quarter, no damage reported. It was during this raid that the U.S.S. SOUTH DAKOTA took a bomb on the port side, no serious damage, fighting power still intact. 1053 Two planes on the starboard bow, U.S.S. INDIANA commenced firing 5" battery followed by 40mm and 20mm, then ceased firing as plane left range and opening. It was during this action that five seaman received minor shrapnel wounds, from other ships fire. 1100 Secured General Quarters.

20 June 1944
Carrier planes out in search of Japanese fleet reported in this area. Late in the afternoon they located the fleet, launched attack. Spent the evening recovering aircraft from the attacking force.

21 June 1944
Tried to locate the Japanese fleet with carrier planes but they could not locate then,

22-26 June 1944
Operating northwest of Saipan.

27 June 1944
2020 General Quarters. 2052 This ship shot down one Japanese plane.

28 June 1944
Operating southwestward of Saipan. 1415 Launched two planes from U.S.S. INDIANA as rescue planes for carrier base planes raiding Guam. 1930 General Quarters. 2020 Enemy planes in area, did not attack. 2340 Secured from General Quarters. 1800 Recovered two aircraft.

29 June to 1 July 1944
Operating vicinity Saipan. Carrier strikes on Saipan.

02 July 1944
0006 Night fighter shot down one Betty. Carriers launching strikes on Guam.

03 July 1944
Afternoon air strikes on Guam.

04 July 1944
U.S.S. INDIANA launched two planes as rescue. Picked up Lt (jg) C.L. Brown and Lynch. A.J., ARM 1c. U.S.S. INDIANA’s pilot was Lt (jg) R.H. Batten.

05 July 1944
Several times during the day bogies came just close enough to call General Quarters and departed.

06 July 1944
Carriers departed for Eniwetok. 2252 General Quarters, bogies stayed 19 miles out. 2325 Secured General Quarters.

07-17 July 1944
At sea training, drilling and fueling.

18 July 1944
Operating 50 miles from Guam (south), carriers air strikes on Guam.

19-22 July 1944
Operating South of Guam while carriers carry out air strikes on Guam (as needed).

22-27 July 1944
Operating South of Palau. On search and destroy, adjacent areas, sea and land.

28 July to 01 August 1944
In support of Marianas Occupation operations.

02-06 August 1944
Operating off Guam. Carriers standing by for air strikes if needed.

07 August 1944
En route Eniwetok.

12 August 1944
Arrived Eniwetok.

13-30 August 1944
Anchored in Eniwetok.

15 August 1944
The Purple Heart medal was given to four men (three sailors and one marine) wounded in action during the action 19 June 1944. The Navy Cross was awarded to Lt (jg) R.M. Batten, Jr., USNR, for his rescue mission of 04 July 1946.

31 August 1944
Underway, en route to Palau Island.

01-12 September 1944
0600 Launched first strike on Negroes and Cebu Islands, in the Philippines. Followed throughout the day with other fighter and bomber raids. Task Group operations eastward of Leyte Island. Operations completed without incident.

13 September 1944
0630 U.S.S. INDIANA and U.S.S. SANTA FE launched two planes each to recover U.S.S. LEXINGTON’s airman reported down in the vicinity of Cebu Island. U.S.S. INDIANA plane returned at 1100 with one survivor, Lt (jg) McDonald from U.S.S. LEXINGTON. During the day conducted strikes against the Philippines.

15-16 September 1944
Operated south of the Philippines.

17 September 1944
Standing by to assist, if requested, in Anguar and Palau Islands Invasion if needed.

18-21 September 1944
En route to Manus Island, in the Admiralties

21 September 1944
0605 Arrived in Manus Island.

22 September to 04 October 1944
Anchored, Manus.

04 October 1944
1000 Underway for Pearl Harbor, and Puget Sound Shipyard for repairs.

05-14 October 1944
En route Pearl Harbor.

14 October 1944
1153 Moored berth Fox #8, Pearl Harbor.

16 October 1944
0716 Underway Puget Sound Shipyard, Washington, State, USA, for 45-day overhaul.

22 October 1944
1605 Anchored Berth "Dog" Bremerton, Washington. Leave party of 48 Officers and 928 enlisted men left the ship for three weeks leave (21 days) this was about ½ of the ships company. When they return the other ½ will go on leave for the same amount of time.

22 October 1944 to 06 December 1944
Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, USA.

06 December 1944
1104 Underway for Pearl Harbor.

12 December 1944
Moored in Pearl Harbor.

09 January 1945
In Pearl Harbor, training and shaking down repairs, doing other repair work not done in the states.

10 January 1945
Underway, bound for Eniwetok.

17 January 1945
1355 Anchored Berth K-6, Eniwetok Atoll.

18 January 1945
Underway for Saipan.

20 January 1945
Anchored Berth Love #52, Saipan Harbor.

22 January 1945
1525 Underway, en route Iwo Jima.

24 January 1945
1047 Unidentified aircraft 16 miles. 1207 Unidentified aircraft approaching formation. Did not close. 1230 Approached Iwo Jima. 1317 Enemy plane approached formation, driven off by gunfire. 1405 Enemy plane(Jill) approached formation and was shot down. Kill given to GWIN (DM-33). 1437 Commenced firing on Iwo Jima. 1555 Ceased firing, retired to the South.

26 January 1945
En route Ulithi. BOYD (DD-544) picked up survivors from TBF which crashed ahead of formation. 1512 Anchored Berth #42, Ulithi.

26 January 1945-10 February 1945
Anchored Berth #42 Ulithi.

10 February 1945
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Last Updated 22 October 1999

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