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| Minneapolis at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, US upon completion of overhaul and repairs, 30 Aug 1943; note SK-1 radar and gun directors on foremast and bridge, and fake windows pilothouse | CG-4A glider #42-79211 in flight near Wilmington, Ohio, United States, late 1943; note tow line mounted to glider over the canopy |
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| Guns and other topside weight being removed from the damaged cruiser USS St. Louis before removing the damaged bow section altogether, Sep 1943, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States. | John Basilone at US Marine Corps headquarters, Washington DC, United States, Sep 1943 |
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| PB4Y-1 Liberator from US Navy Patrol Squadron VP-114 on the ramp at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943. | Platoon Sergeant John Basilone and Corporal Margaret Beenworth at a US Marine Corps Headquarters office, Washington DC, United States, Sep 1943 |
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| Platoon Sergeant John Basilone being interviewed by US Navy WAVE Yeoman 3rd Class Sigrid Shield, Sep 1943 | Portrait of John Basilone, Sep 1943 |
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| Portrait of John Basilone, Sep 1943 | The pier of Naval Ammunition Depot Earle under construction, Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 1943 |
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| USS Gherardi (center) and USS Luce (left) at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, Jun-Sep 1943 | USS Gherardi (center), USS Luce (left, bow only), USS Butler (right, stern only), USS Doyle (right background), and a British light cruiser (left background) at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, Jun-Sep 1943 |
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| Minneapolis off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States after completion of overhaul and repairs, 4 Sep 1943; note camouflage meant to disguise her as a destroyer | Baltimore off Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 10 Sep 1943; note two OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes on catapults |
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| USS Intrepid entering the deperming station at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 11 Sep 1943. Note the outline of the ship’s waterline painted on the flight deck. Photo 1 of 3. | USS Intrepid entering the deperming station at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 11 Sep 1943. Note the outline of the ship’s waterline painted on the flight deck. Photo 2 of 3. |
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| USS Intrepid entering the deperming station at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 11 Sep 1943. Note the outline of the ship’s waterline painted on the flight deck. Photo 3 of 3. | Launching of USS Cassin Young, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, San Pedro, California, United States, 12 Sep 1943 |
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| USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at the Alameda Naval Air Station loading aircraft and vehicles for transportation to the Pacific, 14 Sep 1943. Note three PV-1 Venturas on the after flight deck. Photo 1 of 2. | USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at the Alameda Naval Air Station loading aircraft and vehicles for transportation to the Pacific, 14 Sep 1943. Note three PV-1 Venturas on the after flight deck. Photo 2 of 2. |
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