Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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US Marines in a trench at Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 3 Jun 1942; note burning fuel tanks in background	USS North Carolina off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 3 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2

USS North Carolina off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 3 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	A B5N torpedo bomber approached Yorktown, 4 un 1942

A B5N torpedo bomber shot down by Yorktown's anti-aircraft fire crashing into the sea, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2	A B5N torpedo bomber shot down by Yorktown's anti-aircraft fire crashing into the sea, 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2

A Japanese Type 97 torpedo aircraft (upper right) approached Yorktown during the mid-afternoon torpedo attack by planes from the carrier Hiryu, 4 Jun 1942	A Japanese Type 97 torpedo bomber flew near a 20mm gun of Yorktown, mid-afternoon of 4 Jun 1942

A Type 99 dive bomber attacked Yorktown, seen from cruiser Astoria, 4 Jun 1942	Astoria stopped to pick up downed pilot Lt (jg) Paul Holmberg, 1342, 4 Jun 1942; the SBD piloted by Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie in center of picture was also about to ditch from low fuel

B5N from carrier Hiryu attacked Yorktown during Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942	Battle of Midway diorama by Norman Bel Geddes

Battleship USS South Dakota departing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for shakedown exercises, 4 Jun 1942. Note the OS2U Kingfisher aircraft from Observation Squadron VO-6 on the fantail.	Bomb fragment damage in Yorktown's hangar, 4 Jun 1942

Burning ship and oil storage at Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2	Burning ship and oil storage at Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2

Catwalk on the port side of Yorktown bent as a result of torpedo damage, 4 Jun 1942	Corpsmen treating casualties aboard Yorktown, 4 Jun 1942

Crew of USS Yorktown fighting a fire during the Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942	Crew of Yorktown prepared to abandon ship, 4 Jun 1942