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The tail of an F6F Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-25 being yanked to the deck as the tailhook catches a wire aboard the USS Cowpens off Makin Atoll (now Butaritari), 20 Nov 1943Firefighters extinguishing a burning F6F-3 Hellcat fighter (Lieutenant (jg) Alfred W. Magee, Jr.) after an emergency landing on USS Cowpens during the Gilbert Islands Campaign, Pacific Ocean, 24 Nov 1943
The tail of an F6F Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-25 being yanked to the deck as the tailhook catches a wire aboard the USS Cowpens off Makin Atoll (now Butaritari), 20 Nov 1943Firefighters extinguishing a burning F6F-3 Hellcat fighter (Lieutenant (jg) Alfred W. Magee, Jr.) after an emergency landing on USS Cowpens during the Gilbert Islands Campaign, Pacific Ocean, 24 Nov 1943
A B6N2 torpedo bomber exploding in mid-air after direct hit by 5-inch shell from carrier Yorktown, off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 4 Dec 1943Aerial photo of Unyo showing destroyed bow, Pacific Ocean, 7-8 Feb 1944; note the ship sailing backwards to minimize flooding in the bow section
A B6N2 torpedo bomber exploding in mid-air after direct hit by 5-inch shell from carrier Yorktown, off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 4 Dec 1943Aerial photo of Unyo showing destroyed bow, Pacific Ocean, 7-8 Feb 1944; note the ship sailing backwards to minimize flooding in the bow section
USS North Carolina bombarding Nauru, 8 Dec 1943; note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft in foreground; seen in USS North Carolina World War II cruise bookAdmiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 2 of 4; note Robert Elliott in background, touching face
USS North Carolina bombarding Nauru, 8 Dec 1943; note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft in foreground; seen in USS North Carolina World War II cruise bookAdmiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 2 of 4; note Robert Elliott in background, touching face
Admiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 3 of 4Admiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 4 of 4; note Robert Elliott in background, with camera
Admiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 3 of 4Admiral Raymond Spruance and Admiral Chester Nimitiz aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown, photo 4 of 4; note Robert Elliott in background, with camera
Captain Carl Holden aboard USS New Jersey, 1943-1945Flight deck crew of USS Yorktown extending the wing of a F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of US Navy squadron VF-1, Pacific Ocean, Oct 1943-Apr 1944
Captain Carl Holden aboard USS New Jersey, 1943-1945Flight deck crew of USS Yorktown extending the wing of a F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of US Navy squadron VF-1, Pacific Ocean, Oct 1943-Apr 1944
SBD-5 Dauntless bombers of USS Yorktown in flight over the Pacific Ocean, 1944Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
SBD-5 Dauntless bombers of USS Yorktown in flight over the Pacific Ocean, 1944Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownScene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownScene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownScene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownScene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknown
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownUS Marines with haircuts that spelled out
Scene aboard USS New Jersey, date unknownUS Marines with haircuts that spelled out 'VICTORY USMC" aboard a ship bound for the Marshall Islands invasion, 1944
USS Corregidor ferrying trucks, jeeps, and aircraft, mid-1940sUSS Indianapolis at sea, date unknown
USS Corregidor ferrying trucks, jeeps, and aircraft, mid-1940sUSS Indianapolis at sea, date unknown

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