USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
The USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), nicknamed “Holiday Express,” was ordered for the U.S. Navy before World War II. Her keel was laid down at Bethlehem Steel Company on September 15, 1941. She was launched on December 7, 1942 and commissioned on May 24, 1943 under the command of Captain J.J. Ballentine. USS Bunker Hill joined …