remember that the CVE during world war 2 were used to escort the
convoys/assault ships to the destinations protecting them from both
subs and aircraft. And once they got to their destination provided
airsupport for the amphibous landings.

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The reason the Wildcat was kept in production in its FM-2 version - a CAS ship
with limited fighter capability


And it were
the Marines that were assigned to the CVE's not the Navy.

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Not until the very end of the war