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✪ Coral Sea History ✪
October 5, 1977 - USS Coral Sea returns after her twelfth WESTPAC.
October 5, 1960 - USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) reached Japanese waters on this day, debarked her two fighter squadrons ashore at Atsugi while embarking two Marine A4D squadrons, VMA-121 and VMA-324, thus pioneering the "all attack" carrier concept.
✪ Today's USS Coral Sea Picture ✪
1986 - Last deployment of an A-3 Skywarrior on the Coral Maru.
Membership to the USS CORAL SEA CVA-43 ASSOCIATION is open to all Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel who served aboard the ship USS CORAL SEA (CV/CVB/CVA-43).
