World War II Photograph Search [oat]

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Destroyer Harusame, a minesweeper, destroyer Akizuki, a destroyer, repair ship Akashi, seaplane tender Sanyo Maru, another destroyer, and a patrol boat at Truk, Caroline Islands, Feb 1943	P-40L Kittyhawk fighters of the USAAF 58th Fighter Group on the flight deck of USS Ranger bound for West Africa, late Feb 1943. Note the dark protective coating painted on the canopies.

New WAVES and SPARS enlistees taking the oath in a ceremony held in front of New York City Hall, New York, United States, 8 Feb 1943	Commissioning ceremonies for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 (MTBRon 16) at Higgins Boatworks in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 26 Feb 1943. Note Higgins 78-foot PT Boats and LCM landing craft in the distance.

French battleship Richelieu, maneuvered by tugboats, arriving in New York, New York, United States for repairs, early 1943	Time Magazine war correspondent William Walton, in the expensive coat, speaking with crewmen aboard the Coast Guard cutter Spencer, early 1943 in the Atlantic.

WAVES students marching out of Morrill Hall, Naval Training Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States, Mar 1943; note the women were wearing raincoats and havelocks but the sky was clear	Submarines Bonefish, Cod, Cero, and Corvina under construction at the Electric Boat Co. yard, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 7 Mar 1943

Launching of USS Corvina at the Electric Boat Company yard, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 9 Mar 1943	This TBF-1 Avenger attempted to land on the carrier USS Charger but missed the arresting wires and ended up tangled in the port catwalk, Chesapeake Bay, United States, 16 Mar 1943. Note US Coast Guard boats alongside.

Elco 80-foot motor torpedo boat simultaneously launching two practice torpedoes during a training exercise in United States waters, 1942-44.	USS S-38 at San Diego, California, United States, Apr 1943; note tug boat YMT-3 in background

Cruiser USS Denver entering Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides, 22 Apr 1943 as seen from cruiser USS Columbia; note SOC floatplane in foreground	Japanese Patrol Boat #39 sinking after being torpedoed by American submarine Seawolf, 23 Apr 1943; seen from Seawolf's periscope, photo 1 of 2

Japanese Patrol Boat #39 sinking after being torpedoed by American submarine Seawolf, 23 Apr 1943; seen from Seawolf's periscope, photo 2 of 2	Elco 80-foot torpedo boats PT-149 and PT-122 at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 1943. Note Mark XIII torpedoes and radar dome atop the mast.

Floating crane YD-25 raising USS Arizona’s foremast during salvage operations in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1943. Note the guns of Arizona's No. 2 turret rising out of the water.	Line drawing of the Bogue-class escort carrier USS Croatan, May 1943.

PT-196, an Elco 80-foot motor torpedo boat, in an experimental paint scheme, Bayonne, New Jersey, 3 May 1943. Note that the paint on the sides is meant to deflect attention while the paint on the bow draws attention.	B-17F “Mary Ruth - Memories of Mobile” and the 401st Bomb Squadron flying toward the German U-boat pens at Lorient, France, May 17 1943. This photo was taken from B-17 “Memphis Belle” on her last combat sortie.