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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>World War II</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><i>Tawakoni</i> was named after a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caddoan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caddoan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaddoan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" class="new" title="Caddoan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FkZG9hbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Caddoan</a> Indian tribe of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wichita%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wichita%20Indians%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWichita%20Indians%7CWichita%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" class="new" title="Wichita Indians (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2ljaGl0YV9JbmRpYW5zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Wichita</a> group that lived in Texas on the banks of the middle Brazos and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Trinity%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Trinity%20River%20%28Texas%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTrinity%20River%20%28Texas%29%7CTrinity%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" class="new" title="Trinity River (Texas) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHJpbml0eV9SaXZlcl8oVGV4YXMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Trinity Rivers</a> during the 18th and 19th centuries. She began her naval career in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pacific%20theater%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pacific%20Ocean%20theater%20of%20World%20War%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPacific%20Ocean%20theater%20of%20World%20War%20II%7CPacific%20theater%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II" title="Pacific Ocean theater of World War II">Pacific theater</a>, joining the U.S. 5th fleet just in time for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22invasion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Iwo%20Jima%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Iwo%20Jima%7Cinvasion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima" title="Battle of Iwo Jima">invasion</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Iwo%20Jima%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Iwo%20Jima%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIwo%20Jima%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Iwo_Jima" title="Iwo Jima">Iwo Jima</a>, which took place in February 1945. During this battle, <i>Tawakoni</i> assisted the destroyer minesweeper <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22USS%20Gamble%20%28DM-15%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22USS%20Gamble%20%28DM-15%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUSS%20Gamble%20%28DM-15%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/USS_Gamble_(DM-15)" title="USS Gamble (DM-15)" class="mw-redirect">USS Gamble (DM-15)</a> which had been hit by two 250 pound bombs on the 18th. She also assisted in retraction, towing and salvage operations off Iwo until the latter part of March, when she returned to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ulithi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ulithi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUlithi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Ulithi" title="Ulithi">Ulithi</a> for repairs to minor damage suffered during the battle. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 6 April 1945, <i>Tawakoni</i> was involved in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22invasion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Okinawa%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Okinawa%7Cinvasion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">invasion</a> of Okinawa when she was attacked by several Japanese <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22kamikaze%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22kamikaze%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bkamikaze%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Kamikaze" title="Kamikaze">kamikaze</a> planes while assisting the badly damaged <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22USS%20Bush%20%28DD-529%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22USS%20Bush%20%28DD-529%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUSS%20Bush%20%28DD-529%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/USS_Bush_(DD-529)" title="USS Bush (DD-529)">USS Bush (DD-529)</a> about fifty miles from the island. Through violent maneuvering and excellent gunnery on the part of her crew, the ship managed to down five Japanese aircraft while suffering minimal damage herself. On 16 April, <i>Tawakoni</i> participated in the invasion of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ie%20Shima%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ie%20Shima%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIe%20Shima%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Ie_Shima" title="Ie Shima" class="mw-redirect">Ie Shima</a>, where she towed the damaged <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22USS%20Laffey%20%28DD-724%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22USS%20Laffey%20%28DD-724%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUSS%20Laffey%20%28DD-724%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-724)" title="USS Laffey (DD-724)">USS Laffey (DD-724)</a> to safety while downing yet another kamikaze plane. On 1 July, she made for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leyte%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leyte%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeyte%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" href="/wiki/Leyte" title="Leyte">Leyte</a> in the Philippines, which is where <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22V-J%20day%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22V-J%20day%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BV-J%20day%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="104-186395205f9425dab8168" class="new" title="V-J day (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVi1KX2RheT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">V-J day</a> found her. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key military:rte-parser-cache:173919 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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