Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

9,499 items in this album on 475 pages.


LST-1, probably near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, circa Dec 1942	Minelayer USS Oglala, sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941, at the piers of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in Dec 1942 after receiving initial repairs, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

United States Army Lt Robert Longini photographing German prisoners of war captured during Operation Torch at Fedala, French Morocco (now Mohammedia, Morocco), Nov 1942.	USS Alabama during her shakedown period, Casco Bay, Maine, United States, Dec 1942

USS Alabama during her shakedown period, Casco Bay, Maine, United States, Dec 1942	USS North Carolina at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, late 1942; note measure 21 camouflage

Wildcat, circa 1942-1943	Down by the bow, USS New Orleans arriving in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. The night before, New Orleans was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow.

Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-109 commanded by Ensign Bryant L Larson delivering 96 survivors from the sunken cruiser USS Northampton to Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. Note the cruiser USS New Orleans at left.	USS Minneapolis in Tulagi, Solomon Islands, under repair for torpedo damage received during Battle of Tassafaronga, 1 Dec 1942; note her bow being cut away

USS New Mexico underway, 4 Dec 1942	African-American US WAAC cooks prepared dinner for the first time in new kitchen at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States, 5 Dec 1942

After exiting drydock, USS Nevada laid at anchor for one day in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 5 Dec 1942.	Sgt. Hiram Prouty of US 175th Infantry Regiment dressed as Santa Claus during the Christmas season, arriving on a M3 medium tank, Perham Down, England, United Kingdom, 5 Dec 1942

Three US Navy K-class airships from Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-11 inside Hangar One at NAS South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Dec 6, 1942.	Christening of battleship New Jersey by Carolyn Edison, wife of New Jersey Governor and former Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 7 Dec 1942

Launching of submarine Bowfin, 7 Dec 1942, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.	Submarine Bowfin sponsor Mrs. Jane Gawne, Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, and Bowfin Maid of honor Miss Christine Gawne stand ready to christen the boat prior to her launch at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1942.

Two submarines of US Navy Submarine Squadron 50 at Rosneath, Scotland, United Kingdom, circa 7 Dec 1942; sub possibilities were USS Barb, USS Blackfish, USS Herring, USS Shad, USS Gunnel, and USS Gurnard	African-American US Army WAACs Ruth Wade and Lucille Mayo servicing a truck, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States, 8 Dec 1942