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USS KULA GULF (CVE-108)

Cruise Book, 1945

LT(JG) Arthur L. Culliton was an F6F-5 pilot in VF(N)-63, a night fighter squadron which was part of CVEG(N)-63 aboard USS Kula Gulf. These are some pages from his 1945 Cruise Book, contributed by his son, Michael.

114Kb — 1.63Mb NS-03-cve108-c01 USS *Kula Gulf*.	78Kb — 1.41Mb NS-03-cve108-c02 USS *Kula Gulf*, Broad on Stbd. Bow, Puget Sound, Wash., May 24, 1945.	96Kb — 1.59Mb NS-03-cve108-c03 *Kula Gulf* launched by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington, August 15, 1944.	277Kb — 227Kb NS-03-cve108-c12 History of the USS *Kula Gulf* (CVE-108).
164Kb — 134Kb NS-03-cve108-c13 Commanding Officer, Captain J. W. King, USN.	169Kb — 134Kb NS-03-cve108-c14 Executive Officer, Commander T. W. Wagner, USN.	93Kb — 1.83Mb NS-03-cve108-c03a Captain J. W. King and his officers.	89Kb — 1.59Mb NS-03-cve108-c03b Commissioning ceremonies. Roster of officers.
78Kb — 1.37Mb NS-03-cve108-c04 Planes spotted for catapult launching.	62Kb — 1.14Mb NS-03-cve108-c06 First landing and first catapult launching, June 16, 1945.	59Kb — 1.03Mb NS-03-cve108-c07 1,000th landing, August 19, 1945.	65Kb — 0.99Mb NS-03-cve108-c08 Refueling in the East China Sea. Typhoon!
88Kb — 1.44Mb NS-03-cve108-c09 V-4 Division.	111Kb — 1.52Mb NS-03-cve108-c10 CVEG(N)63.	82Kb — 1.38Mb NS-03-cve108-c11 Welcome Home, San Francisco.