WWII, Truk

I did some research for A friend who's father was lost over Yugoslavia. It will be hard pinpointing the ship without a name or hull number. I'll do some hunting and come back.

The Feb44 battle was operation hailstone and employed task force 58 and task force 50.9

This is what is great about these boards. Knowledgable people willing to help out. I just found a good boo detailing this battle. Apparantly, it was in 1944 and was considered a response to Pearl Harbor. Japanese ships attacked by a convoy consisting of 9 carriers. The air assault resulted in a number of sunken Japanese ships and downed planes.

I lost my father in 1954 and am trying to find out about what he did. This is perfect. We have no records. This is a start.

Thanks again!

If you have his service number you can request his records from the Navy. Ooops that was misleading- you can request records with a name but the service # will speed things up. If you don't know his service # it will be on his form DD214 (discharge), they will probably be quite co-operative because he is your father.