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Copyright © 2004 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: Goudy and Goudy Sans ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Noles, James L. Twenty-three minutes to eternity : the ¤nal voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay / James L. Noles, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8173-1369-9 (alk. paper) 1. Liscome Bay (Escort Carrier : CVE 56) 2. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, American. 3. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Kiribati. I. Title. D774.L57 N65 2004 940.54′26681—dc22 2003018416 T o James B. Gooch, PFC, United States Army, and his late wife, Ethel, and to Dennis A. Noles and his wife, Grace—my grandparents and members of America’s greatest generation Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Abbreviations xi Preface xv Prologue: Unbehagen’s Dream xix 1. The Baby Flattops 1 2. A Crew for the “Listing Lizzie” 12 3. Wildcats, Avengers, and a Rear Admiral 37 4. Into the Breach 54 5. Galvanic and Kourbash 70 6. Three Task Forces, Three Brothers 89 7. “The God of Death Has Come” 99 ...