WW2 Photographs in Color | World War II Database

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Diagram from the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships illustrating the damage to submarine USS Tang that was sunk 25 Oct 1944 by her own Mark 18 electric torpedo that made a circular run.	Leahy saluting in Washington DC, 27 Oct 1944

B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.	B-24H Liberator “Happy Warrior” (s/n 42-94860) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, late summer 1944.

Carrier pigeon trainer WAVES Specialist 3rd Class Sidney Cazort, Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, United States, circa 1944-1945	New Jersey at sea in the Pacific, circa late 1944 or 1945

WAVES Seaman 2nd Class Mary Swamberger and Seaman 2nd Class Dorothy Gasperi rolling a snowball at the Yeoman Training School, Iowa State College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, 1944	United States Navy diagram of the damage inflicted upon Fletcher-class destroyer USS Abner Read following a special attack by a Japanese airplane in Leyte Gulf, Philippines on 1 Nov 1944 that sank the ship.

Letter from Franklin Roosevelt to Vannevar Bush asking him to address four points for postwar scientific development, 17 Nov 1944. Page 1 of 2.	Letter from Franklin Roosevelt to Vannevar Bush asking him to address four points for postwar scientific development, 17 Nov 1944. Page 2 of 2.

A column of smoke 500 feet wide rising from the capsized and burning fleet oiler USS Mississinewa after being struck by the first Japanese Kaiten deployed, Ulithi Atoll, 30 Nov 1944.	Special attack pilot Lieutenant Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 Model 33 diving at carrier Essex, at 1256 on 25 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 2

Nose turret of a United States Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer at Camp Kearny (Miramar), San Diego, California, United States, Dec 1944.	P-38J Lightning ‘Moonlight Cock-Tail!’ of the 392nd Fighter Squadron at Juvincourt Airfield, Aisne, France, Dec 1944. Note ‘Carol’ painted on the engine cowl. This was the plane of Lt Clark R ‘Doc’ Livingston.

WAVES personnel getting vaccination from an US Navy doctor, circa late 1944	Crew of USS Nashville inspecting the damage caused by a special attack aircraft, Dec 1944

Memorandum of Commendation to “All Hands” of destroyer escort USS Tabberer from her commanding officer, LtCdr Henry Plage, commending them for their performance in the recent typhoon and subsequent rescue work.	Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 1 of 3

Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 2 of 3	Christmas holiday greeting card from the officers of USS New Jersey, Dec 1944, page 3 of 3