Once all decals dried, gently rubbed an old sock dappled with black pastel powder across model surface. This enabled the raised details (ex. small rivets, panel lines) to be accentuated, such as details within the white US star. Note from this angle, excess decal film around 24-F-9 squadron code is quite evident, thus another Live-and-Learn episode.

Rollover : Wing level view of US invasion insignia, based 25 Sept 1942 Allied Operation Memorandum #9. Invasion insignia was applied to all US carrier-borne units of Task Group 34.2, consisting of escort carriers USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Sangamon (CVE-26), USS Suwannee (CVE-27), and USS Santee (CVE-29) of Allied Western Task Force. USS Chenango (CVE-28) carrier ferried part of 12th Air Force airpower (other portion stationed on UK enclave of Gibraltar) by cramming 80 P-40 fighters onto her deck, they were off-loaded at Port Lyautey harbor-Morocco once Allies captured the port. Escort aircraft carrier - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_aircraft_carrier

A Task Force is a US naval battle formation establish to complete a specific military objective, once completed the units are reallocated. Modern US Navy has divided its forces into Battle Groups such as carrier, cruiser-destroyer, amphibious, etc. US Navy Battle Group - www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/unit/group.htm

Inset : US Navy battle group aerial panoramic , this example was Task Force 58 during Operation Hail Stone - concentrated air attack on Japan's main Central Pacific supply base of Truk Island, 17-18 February 1944. Operation Hail stone - www.ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/USNavyOperationHailStone.html

Being CV-status, USS Ranger was America's first purposely-built aircraft carrier from keel up in 1933 (as compared to USS Langley CV-1 carrier converted from fleet collier in 1922), rest Task Group are smaller CVE-status escort carriers.

USS Ranger (CV-4)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ranger_%28CV-4%29

USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sangamon_%28CVE-26%29

USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Suwannee

USS Santee (CVE-29)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Santee_%28CVE-29%29

USS Chenango (CVE-28)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chenango_%28CVE-28%29

USS Langley (CV-1)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Langley_%28CV-1%29