USS Burden R. Hastings (DE-19): Evarts Class Destroyer Escort, Destroyer Escort, United States Navy, World War II, Submarine, Service Star, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, United States Navy Reserve

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Bunker Hill (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the first US Navy ship to bear the name, was named for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was commissioned in May 1943, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning eleven battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. Bunker Hill was sometimes known as the "Holiday Express" for her many attacks launched around the end of the year