This site is dedicated to the USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) Casablanca Class
Escort Carrier including attached composite Squadron
VC-97 and everyone else associated with her during World War II.
In recognition and appreciation for those Americans who helped build this
great warship, served onboard or flew from her deck, we are grateful!
Contributions to this site have been made by sailors, airmen, historians
and veteran family members. Items from their collections are a tribute to the USS Shipley Bay
history and all of those who participated in the World War II effort.
Support for this site comes from those USS
Shipley Bay Contributors dedicated to preserving this unique part of
our American history.
The Pioneer PBS television
station based out of Granite Falls, Minnesota aired a program on May 22,
2025 documenting Delbert Thielke's life including his service aboard the USS Shipley Bay
(CVE-85). [Read More]
Headline News
USS Shipley Bay
Plans
Ship plans were donated by the ECSAA on January 10, 2019
USS Shipley Bay Model Commissioned
Aero-Nautique custom built the first museum quality model of the USS
Shipley Bay (CVE-85). This model project completed on November 13,
2012 as a tribute to our veterans. [Read More]
Fredericksburg Memorial Dedication
A memorial dedication was held at the National Museum of the Pacific War
on June 18, 2011. Plaques were dedicated for Squadron VC-97 airmen
Warren H. Loyd, Vernon L. Tebo, Robert Tuggle Jr. and USS Shipley Bay Seaman Philip W.
Nearing. [Read More]
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