USS SALT LAKE CITY CA25 Navy Day Astoria, Oregon October 27, 1945

Captain John D. Connor, U.S.N. Commanding Officer Commander R. G. Ganahl, U.S.N. Executive Officer

Ship's Characteristics
Length	585 Feet, 6 Inches
Beam	63 Feet, 11 1/2 Inches
Displacement	10,000 Tons
Draft	17 Feet, 6 Inches
Armament	Ten Eight Inch, 55 Caliber Guns Eight Five Inch, 25 Caliber Guns Twenty Four 40 MM Dual Purpose Guns Twenty 20 MM Guns
Aircraft	Two Scout Observation Planes

Personnel:		Officers	90
Enlisted Men	1100
Speed	32.5 Knots

Historical Background First of eight cruisers constructed under the Washington Naval Arms Limitation Treaty. Built by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, N.J. Launched 23 January 1929 Commissioned 11 December 1929 Sponsor, Miss Helen Budge of Salt Lake City, Utah Maiden voyage 10 February 1930 to 31 March 1930. Countries visited included Cuba, Virgin Islands, Argentina, and Brazil. Review and Flag Ship for President Herbert Hoover on 20 May 1930, for the Fleet Review off the Virginia Capes. Numerous honors were won by the Ship throughout the 30's in gunnery, athletics, and boat racing. Served continuously since the outbreak of the war in the Pacific Areas. Duties carried her from the Artic to the Antipodes, from the west coast to Japan's own waters. During the War to Date She Has: (a) Steamed 250,909 miles (b) Fired 21,473 shells of 8 Inch ammunition or 5,582,980 pounds Fired 25,592 shells of 5 Inch ammunition or 1,600,000 pounds (40 MM and 20 MM uncounted) (c) Consumed 30,106,959 gallons fuel oil War Record--Star Operations Participated In: (a) Pacific Raids, 1942 Marshall-Gilbert Raids (Wotje) 1 February 1942 Wake Island Raid, 24 February 1942 Marcus Island Raid, 4 March 1942 (b) Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings, 7-9 August 1942 (c) Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal, 10 August-13 October 1942 (d) Cape Esperance (Second Salvo), 11-12 October 1942 (e) Aleutians Operation Komandorski Islands, 26 March 1943 Attu Occupation, 11 May-June 1943 (f) Gilbert Islands Operation, 13 November-8 December 1943 Bombarded Betio Island during the assault and capture of Tarawa (g) Marshall Islands Operation, 26 November 1943-2 March 1944 Neutralization Force. Conducted eight district bombardments of Wotje and one bombardment of Taroa. (h) Asiatic-Pacific Raids, 1944 Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai Raid, 30 March-1 April 1944 (i) Philippine Liberation Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, 23-26 October 1944 (j) Iwo Jima Operation, 16 February-12 March 1945 (k) Okinawa Gunto Occupation, 28 March-27 May 1945

Combat Score:
(a) Bombardments of Islands	40
(b) Enemy aircraft downed	12
(c) Auxiliary Naval and Merchant ships sunk	11
(d) Warships sunk	4

Decoration and Citations:
(a) Navy Cross	4
(b) Silver Star Medal	1
(c) Distinguished Flying Cross	1
(d) Air Medal	1
(e) Purple Heart	54
(f) Letters of Commendation	11

Casualties Sustained:
(a) Killed in action	9
(b) Wounded in action	44
(c) Missing in action	1

Outstanding Performance While in Actual Contact With the Enemy

(a) Battle of Cape Esperance, 11-12 October 1942 SALT LAKE CITY interposed herself between the crippled BOISE and took the enemy under heavy accurate fire. (b) Battle off the Komandorski Island, 26 March 1943 SALT LAKE CITY engaged a vastly superior Japanese surface force and damaged several cruisers and destroyers (c) At Iwo Jima and Okinawa, February through May 1945 Ourstanding both as to the amount of fire delivered and its effectiveness on the targets. Outstanding Performance While Not in Actual Contact with the Enemy: SALT LAKE CITY was a unit of the task group that carried the "Doolittle" Raid into Japanese waters Participated in the American Occupation of Ominato, Aomori, Hokadate, and Otaru, Japan. Source of Information Leaflet for Navy Day

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