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US Navy recruitment poster for the WAVES program, circa Aug 1942-1945Schematic taken from the Feb 1943 Operating Instructions for 5-inch/38 caliber Gun Crews showing the assignments and positions of the 15-man gun crew in a singly mounted 5”/38 gun turret.
US Navy recruitment poster for the WAVES program, circa Aug 1942-1945Schematic taken from the Feb 1943 Operating Instructions for 5-inch/38 caliber Gun Crews showing the assignments and positions of the 15-man gun crew in a singly mounted 5”/38 gun turret.
1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speechCurtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.
1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speechCurtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.
Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.Exploded view of the TBM-1C Avenger
Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.Exploded view of the TBM-1C Avenger
Schematic drawing of the Mark XVIII torpedo from the US Navy’s Ordnance Manual, Apr 1943.Line drawing of the Bogue-class escort carrier USS Croatan, May 1943.
Schematic drawing of the Mark XVIII torpedo from the US Navy’s Ordnance Manual, Apr 1943.Line drawing of the Bogue-class escort carrier USS Croatan, May 1943.
Yasuyo YamazakiMother
Yasuyo Yamazaki's last letter to his wife, May 1943Mother's Day card made for mothers to send to their sons in uniform, 9 May 1943
Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 1 of 2Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 2 of 2
Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 1 of 2Message from George Marshall and Ernest King to US military personnel returning from war zones, 15 May 1943, page 2 of 2
Guest ticket to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, which took place on 23 May 1943Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.
Guest ticket to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, which took place on 23 May 1943Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 1 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.
Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.Blood Chit issued by the Burmese government, circa 1943.
Missing Air Crew Report 16163, page 2 of 2. Report documents the loss of the Russell Phillips crew on May 27, 1943 near Palmyra Atoll. The crew included Louis Zamperini. See comment below.Blood Chit issued by the Burmese government, circa 1943.
Cartoon by Sixta depicting events and activities in the first year following the 30 Jul 1942 authorization of the US Navy WAVES programAction Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 1 of 3.
Cartoon by Sixta depicting events and activities in the first year following the 30 Jul 1942 authorization of the US Navy WAVES programAction Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 1 of 3.
Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 2 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 3 of 3.
Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 2 of 3.Action Report filed by TBF Avenger pilots LtCdr Howard Avery and Ens Barton Sheela flying from USS Card documenting their attack on German U-402 in the mid-Atlantic, 13 Oct 1943. Page 3 of 3.

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