Operation Magic Carpet

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For other meanings of Operation Magic Carpet see Operation Magic Carpet (disambiguation).

Operation Magic Carpet was the post-World War II effort by the United States Navy to bring troops home from Europe and the Pacific. Hundreds of Navy ships were involved; everything from aircraft carriers and battleships down to tenders and auxiliaries were outfitted with thousands of extra bunks, and made multiple round trips during 1945 and 1946.

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