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VC-22 Dauntless’ aboard USS Independence first action was in September 1943 against the Marcus Islands next Wake Island, Rabaul and Tarawa where Independence was torpedoed and sent for repairs. Eleven months later VC-22 Dauntless’ flew in the Philippines, Okinawa, Formosa and helped sink the battleship Musashi, four aircraft carriers and disabled a cruiser. VC-22 fought for another year and then Independence was used to carry troops home. July 1, 1946 CVL-22 was used in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and sunk as a target on September 11, 1948 by VC-22. USS Independence received eight battle stars for WWII service.