Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Destroyer Benham with 720 survivors of Yorktown on board, at 1900 on 4 Jun 1942; Yorktown in the distance	Destroyers Benham, Russell, Balch, and Anderson stood by as Yorktown was abandoned, afternoon of 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2

Destroyers Benham, Russell, Balch, and Anderson stood by as Yorktown was abandoned, afternoon of 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway

Enterprise and Northampton underway during Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942. Photo taken from USS Pensacola.	Enterprise VB-6 SBD, with pilot Ensign George Goldsmith and Radioman 1st Class James Patterson, Jr. still onboard, on the flight deck of Yorktown due to fuel exhaustion, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2

Enterprise VB-6 SBD, with pilot Ensign George Goldsmith and Radioman 1st Class James Patterson, Jr. still onboard, on the flight deck of Yorktown due to fuel exhaustion, 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	F4F-4 Wildcat fighters and SBD Dauntless dive bombers being prepared to launch from the flight deck of USS Hornet, off Midway, 4 Jun 1942

Firefighters in Yorktown's hangar, just after noon, 4 Jun 1942	Fires and damaged buildings at Midway from Japanese bombardment during the opening of the Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942.

Five B5N Type 97 torpedo bombers approached Yorktown through anti-aircraft fire during the afternoon of 4 Jun 1942	Fletcher in a whaleboat waiting to board cruiser Astoria after his flagship Yorktown had been disabled, 1300, 4 Jun 1942

Japanese naval shells exploding in the harbor at Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands, Alaska as part of the Aleutian diversion for the Midway attack, 4 Jun 1942.	Lieutenant (jg) William Leonard's F4F-4 Wildcat taking off for combat air patrol from USS Yorktown during Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942

Looking astern on Pensacola during Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942; the ships seen were probably destroyer Benham and cruiser Vincennes	Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie about to ditch his SBD by cruiser Astoria, about 1342-1348, 4 Jun 1942

Oil tanks burning on Sand Island of Midway Atoll after Japanese attack, 4 Jun 1942	Pensacola observed as disabled Yorktown was surrounded by escorts, just after noon, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2

Pensacola observed as disabled Yorktown was surrounded by escorts, just after noon, 4 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2	SB2U Vindicator dive bomber of US Marine Corps VMSB-241 squadron taking off from Eastern Island, Midway, circa 27 May to 4 Jun 1942