Most people aboard the escort carriers were wartime-service personnel rather than long-career regulars. Under a surface attack outside their intended mission, the crews did not disintegrate or abandon flight operations. They kept ships and aircraft fighting despite damage, confusion, and unfamiliar demands. Their performance shows the professional behavior that wartime training and cohesion could produce without decades of service.
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How wartime crews kept Taffy 3 fighting
Mostly wartime-service crews maintained flight operations and shipboard resistance during a surface action their escort carriers were never intended to fight.