USS Princeton (CVL-23) in World War II by David Leick

The USS Princeton (CVL-23) was a light aircraft carrier commissioned in February 1943 and earned 9 battle stars. She participated in two daring raids on Rabaul in 1943 and participated in the Central Pacific Drive as a part of Task Force 58/38 until taking a lethal bomb hit at the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 24 October 1944.