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| George Washington Carver sliding down the shipway after launching, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943 | Japanese pilot Hiroyoshi Nishizawa flying his A6M3a Model 22 Zero fighter in the Solomon Islands area, 7 May 1943 |
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| Lena Horne at the launching of SS George Washington Carver, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943 | Admiral Bruce Fraser on the occasion of his British Royal Navy Home Fleet appointment, 8 May 1943 |
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| Broadside view of USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. Note how her fairwater has been cut down, the deck gun forward, and also the barrage balloon. | Captain Warren K Berner, left, reading his orders to take command of the training carrier USS Sable at her commissioning ceremony at the American Shipbuilding Company in Buffalo, New York, 8 May 1943. |
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| Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 1 of 3 | Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Searaven off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 May 1943, photo 3 of 3 | The training aircraft carrier USS Sable in the icy waters of Lake Erie on the day of her commissioning in Buffalo, New York, United States, 8 May 1943. |
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| USS Ancon, Chesapeake Bay, United States, 8 May 1943 | USS Spearfish off Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on 8 May 1943. The two humps above her engine rooms accommodate newly installed mufflers. Note the deck gun forward and the barrage balloons. |
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| Mother's Day card made for mothers to send to their sons in uniform, 9 May 1943 | Mother's Day religious service, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, United States, 9 May 1943 |
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| The launching of the USS Robalo at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, May 9, 1943. | US Army Private First Class George Chapman and Sergeant John Eppard working at the Mobile Machine Shop truck of 741st Ordnance Company, 41th Infantry Division at Horanda, New Guinea, 9 May 1943 |
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| US Army radioman Corporal John Robbins operating his SCR 188, Dobodura, New Guinea, 9 May 1943 | USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 1 of 3; note three TBD Devastator aircraft on the fantail |
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| USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 2 of 3; note TBD Devastator and PV-1 Ventura aircraft on flight deck | USS Copahee in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 9 May 1943, photo 3 of 3; note two PV-1 Ventura aircraft |
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