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Admiral Walden Ainsworth meeting Captain Charles Carpenter (right) and survivors of USS Helena, 7 Jul 1943Admiral Walden Ainsworth speaking at the funeral service for Irwin Edwards, who died of wounds sustained during USS Helena
Admiral Walden Ainsworth meeting Captain Charles Carpenter (right) and survivors of USS Helena, 7 Jul 1943Admiral Walden Ainsworth speaking at the funeral service for Irwin Edwards, who died of wounds sustained during USS Helena's sinking, 7 Jul 1943
Launching of Liberty Ship SS John Stagg at the facilities of Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 7 Jul 1943M4 Sherman tanks being loaded onto LSTs for Operation Husky, Pêcherie, Bizerte, Tunisia, 7 Jul 1943
Launching of Liberty Ship SS John Stagg at the facilities of Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 7 Jul 1943M4 Sherman tanks being loaded onto LSTs for Operation Husky, Pêcherie, Bizerte, Tunisia, 7 Jul 1943
Survivor of USS Helena receiving clothing and gear on Tulagi, Solomon Islands, circa 7 Jul 1943Survivors of USS Helena aboard a destroyer, 7 Jul 1943
Survivor of USS Helena receiving clothing and gear on Tulagi, Solomon Islands, circa 7 Jul 1943Survivors of USS Helena aboard a destroyer, 7 Jul 1943
Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 1 of 3Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 2 of 3
Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 1 of 3Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 2 of 3
Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 3 of 3Survivors of USS Helena, circa 7 Jul 1943
Survivors of USS Helena being transferred from destroyer USS Nicholas to cruiser USS Honolulu, Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943, photo 3 of 3Survivors of USS Helena, circa 7 Jul 1943
Survivors of USS Helena, circa 7 Jul 1943US Marine Corps 155 mm Howitzer Carriage M1917 or M1918 howitzer under tow, Rendova, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943
Survivors of USS Helena, circa 7 Jul 1943US Marine Corps 155 mm Howitzer Carriage M1917 or M1918 howitzer under tow, Rendova, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943
WAVES personnel Bernice Garrott marking off an aircraft check-off list, Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, United States, 7 Jul 1943; note SNB-1 training aircraft
WAVES personnel Bernice Garrott marking off an aircraft check-off list, Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, United States, 7 Jul 1943; note SNB-1 training aircraft


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Close-up view of a P-38G Lightning aircraft cockpit, 23 Dec 1942; note the yoke rather than stick control and the bullet proof glass panel above the instrument panel. Photo 1 of 3.


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