![]() ![]() CLIP #2: List the three turning point Pacific battles of 1942, based on the clip.CLIP #2: According to William Thomas Generous, why were the cruisers assigned to protect the carriers?.CLIP #2: What were the cruisers "designed" for?.CLIP #1: At the end of World War II, what happened on the "deck" of the USS Portland?. ![]() CLIP #1: Based on the clip, what was the nickname for the USS Portland?.CLIP #1: According to William Thomas Generous, was the USS Portland (CA-33) ever attacked by kamikaze pilots?.Author William Thomas Generous describes the contributions of Sweet Pea in his book, "Sweet Pea at War: The History of USS Portland." Bell Ringer Assignment Over the course of her service in the Navy, the Portland rescued thousands of stranded sailors, protected scores of aircraft carriers, and provided heavy artillery against the Japanese in the Pacific. Navy relied heavily on the Portland, nicknamed "Sweet Pea," in the battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, and Coral Sea in 1942. The USS Portland was one of the few American gunships remaining after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. ![]()
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