USS Belleau Wood
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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Belleau Wood, after the Belleau Wood near Chateau Thierry in France, the scene of heavy fighting by U.S. Marines in World War I.

• The first Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was a light aircraft carrier converted from a cruiser hull and in service during World War II, later in the French Navy as the Bois Belleau.

• The second Belleau Wood (LHA-3) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1978 and on active service as of 2003.

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