Photos Taken in Virginia | World War II Database

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Battleship Alabama just after launch, Norfolk Naval Shipayrd, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Feb 1942, photo 2 of 2	Henrietta McCormick Hill, wife of Alabama senator Lister Hill, christening battleship Alabama at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Feb 1942

Launching of battleship Alabama, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Feb 1942	Launching schedule for battleship Alabama, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 16 Feb 1942

A TBF Avenger of Torpedo Squadron VT-8 at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Mar 1942. Note the red and white rudder stripes that were authorized for only four months.	American soldier and a 16 in M1919 coastal artillery gun, Fort Story, Virginia, United States, Mar 1942

16-inch coastal defense gun at Fort Story, Virginia, United States, Apr 1942	USS Wasp (Wasp-class) entering Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 26 May 1942

USS North Carolina at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 1942; note modified measure 12 camouflage	USS North Carolina off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 3 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2

USS North Carolina off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 3 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	USS Alabama at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb-Aug 1942; note Crane Ship No. 1, former battleship Kearsage, servicing Alabama

Northwest side of the Pentagon building while under construction, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 1 Jul 1942	USS Ranger off Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 18 Aug 1942. Good view of Ranger’s unique stack arrangement, 3 on each side designed to rotate to an outward horizontal position for flight operations.

PT-109 stowed on board the Liberty Ship Joseph Stanton for transportation to the Pacific Ocean, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2	PT-109 stowed on board the Liberty Ship Joseph Stanton for transportation to the Pacific Ocean, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States, 20 Aug 1942, photo 2 of 2

USS Ancon underway, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 15 Oct 1942	USS Alabama underway in Chesapeake Bay, United States, 30 Nov 1942

General view of the speakers platform of the Pentagon building during the Christmas exercise, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 24 Dec 1942	Arlington Hall main building, Arlington, Virginia, United States, circa 1943