Army & Navy - More Small Carriers

"My husband, the President, asked me to say to the Kaiser management how deeply he appreciates the wonderful work it is doing and to say to the men and women workers in this shipyard how deeply he understands the effort they are putting into their work, which means the more rapid ending of the war."

These words uttered, Eleanor Roosevelt smacked a champagne bottle last week against the nose of the U.S.S. Alazon Bay. Thousands (30) cheered as the flat-topped craft slid into the chill waters of the Columbia River at Vancouver, Wash. The first of many small aircraft...

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