The USS Bunker Hill Story: A Golden Anniversary History, By Irv Udoff. WWII--This book’s purposes are to commemorate the golden anniversary of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) and to serve as a written monument to this famous ship and the men who served in her. It is full of photographs, biographies, citations, action accounts, anecdotes, records and statistics, and assorted other materials. From Rabaul to Okinawa, “The Grey Ghost” fought her way across the Pacific Ocean, earning 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation, as well as hundreds of individual decorations for her crew.