USS Oriskany Launched; Secret Maps Guided Bombers 1945/10/15

1) USS Oriskany launched, an Essex-class carrier, named after Revolutionary war battle;
2) Secret Maps Guided U.S. Bombers - contour maps 80 ft. by 60 ft. made in California
3) President Decorates War Heroes - Truman gives 15 medals, to men including Corps. Kraft and Dawes
4) First Freight Glider - for lobsters, kept cold by high altitude. (partial newsreel)

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