The USS Munda (CVE-104) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier laid down on March 29, 1944, and launched on May 27, the same year. It was commissioned on July 8, 1944, with the hull number CVE-104 under Capt. L. A. Pope’s command and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on April 24, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 916 men on board and had its main missions in Espiritu Santo, Finschhafen, Manus Island, Alameda, Eniwetok, Guam, Tokyo Bay, and Bremerton. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on September 1, 1958, and sold for scrapping in 1960. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Munda received 1 battle star. Asbestos fibers accumulate in the lungs causing scarring or fibrotic changes within the lung tissue that progress to invasive malignancy. If you have been exposed to asbestos fibers and you are seeing a doctor about lung problems, you must inform him/her of your exposure to asbestos fibers so they can make a proper and early diagnosis of asbestos-related lung cancer. If doctors are unaware of the asbestos exposure the delay in the diagnosis of asbestos-related conditions remains considerable.
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