Dickinson was the first to report many wartime events and the only reporter to land on Leyte from the same landing barge as Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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In addition to serving to evacuate casualties to New Zealand, his ship was involved in several of the Pacific island assaults (Guam, Leyte, Okinawa).
Cruiser Division 4, consisting of cruisers and battleships, supported carrier operations and provided fire support for the landings in the Marshalls, Palaus, Marianas, and Leyte.