
She has the honor of earning the most battle stars for her combat actions during the second world war, the korean war, and the vietnam war.
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Commissioned on january 14 1943, the uss independence (cvl-22) actually began life as a light cruiser before being converted into a light aircraft carrier during its construction. Uss independence was the first of a new class of such converted carriers, and its first combat operations in wwii took place in a raid against marcus and wake islands in the pacific. Later in 1943, the carrier took part in campaigns against the gilbert islands and tarawa, during which it was hit by a japanese air-launched torpedo.
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