USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) Ship's Crest Sweatshirt

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USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) Ship's Crest SweatshirtVice Admiral Aubrey Fitch was at the center of one of history's pivotal carrier battles. At Coral Sea in May 1942the first carrier versus carrier engagement in historyhe commanded the air component from USS Lexington (CV 2), and when the Lex went down, he made sure as many of her crew as possible survived. His namesake frigate, USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG 34), was commissioned June 9, 1984, a Perry class guided missile frigate homeported at Mayport,

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Day after day

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