USS Point Cruz (CVE-119)

USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945. Initially serving as a training and transport carrier at the end of World War II, she was decommissioned in 1947 but recommissioned during the Korean War in 1951. During her Korean War service, Point Cruz operated as an aircraft transport and training carrier, providing critical air support and ferrying aircraft to forward areas. After the war, she participated in various missions, including Operation "Passage to Freedom" in Vietnam, before being decommissioned in 1969.