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Certificate for the Distinguished Order of the Mighty Mine Dodgers issued to all officers and men of the eight returning submarines from the dangerous passage into and out of the Sea of Japan, May and Jun 1945.Five of Hydeman
Certificate for the Distinguished Order of the Mighty Mine Dodgers issued to all officers and men of the eight returning submarines from the dangerous passage into and out of the Sea of Japan, May and Jun 1945.Five of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, USS Tinosa, and USS Bowfin in port with USS Skate approaching, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945
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Five of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, USS Tinosa, USS Bowfin, and USS Skate, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945Five of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, USS Tinosa, USS Bowfin, and USS Skate, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945
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Four of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, and USS Tinosa in port with USS Bowfin approaching, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945.Four of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish, USS Spadefish, USS Tinosa, and USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor, 4 Jul 1945. USS Skate is just out of frame to the right.
PBJ-1 Mitchell bombers of Marine Squadron VMB-433 depart Rabaul, New Britain, after a raid 4 July 1945.Three of Hydeman
PBJ-1 Mitchell bombers of Marine Squadron VMB-433 depart Rabaul, New Britain, after a raid 4 July 1945.Three of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish and USS Spadefish in port with USS Tinosa approaching, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945.
Two of HydemanUS Navy WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee listening to Storekeeper 2nd Class Dorothy Oates, Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945
Two of Hydeman's Hellcats upon their return from Operation Barney: USS Flying Fish and USS Spadefish in port, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945US Navy WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee listening to Storekeeper 2nd Class Dorothy Oates, Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945
Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood aboard USS Flying Fish, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, submarine commander in the Pacific, greeting Commander Alexander Tyree and USS Bowfin upon their return to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from Bowfin’s ninth war patrol, 4 July 1945.
Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood aboard USS Flying Fish, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 4 Jul 1945Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, submarine commander in the Pacific, greeting Commander Alexander Tyree and USS Bowfin upon their return to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from Bowfin’s ninth war patrol, 4 July 1945.


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James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945


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