
In September 1944, USS Pennsylvania steamed to Seeadler Harbor on Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands for repairs. Task Group 77.2, for example, was supporting landings during the Battle of Biak on the northern coast of New Guinea, and was commanded by Rear-Admiral Jesse B. Task Force 77 formed the main striking force of the Seventh Fleet, the main naval force of the Allied South West Pacific Area. ( June 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įor decades, Task Force 77 was the aircraft carrier battle/strike force of the United States Seventh Fleet in the United States Navy (USN), a designation lasting from the final year of the Second World War until the disestablishment of the task force in 2000. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.

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