Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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USS Coral Sea receiving fuel from a tanker, 26 Jan 1944	USS Intrepid under way 26 Jan 1944 on her way to launch strikes against Truk Atoll (now Chuuk). Note the forward flight deck filled SBD Dauntless and TBF Avenger aircraft and one F4U Corsair on the outrigger sponson.

USS S-43 at the Bethlehem shipyard in San Francisco, California, United States, 26 Jan 1944; note floating dry dock at the opposite pier	USS S-43 at the Bethlehem shipyard in San Francisco, California, United States, 26 Jan 1944; note scaffolding for USS Sailfish (left) and USS Shad (forward of S-43)

African-American US Army WAC Master Sergeant Helen Starr bowling at Fort McClellan, Alabama, United States, 27 Jan 1944	Battleship Indiana en route to attack Taroa Island airfield, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 27 Jan 1944; photo 1 of 2

Battleship Indiana en route to attack Taroa Island airfield, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 27 Jan 1944; photo 2 of 2	Battleship Indiana underway at sea, circa late Jan 1944; cropped from US Navy Naval Historical Center photograph NH 52662 to emphasize the camouflage scheme

United States Navy K-class airship K-28 of Blimp Squadron 14 during escort duty above the armed tanker SS Paulsboro about 80 miles off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States, 27 Jan 1944.	Launching of Missouri, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 29 Jan 1944

PB2Y-3 Coronado aircraft of US Navy squadrons VP-13 and VP-102 in the submarine basin of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Jan 1944	Captain Arleigh Burke receiving the Navy Cross from Rear Admiral Arthur Merrill aboard the destroyer Charles Ausburne in Purvis Bay, Florida Island, Solomons, 30 Jan 1944.

Captain Burke introducing Rear Admiral Aaron Merrill to the crew of Charles Ausburne and Claxton during an awards ceremony held on board Charles Ausburne, Purvis Bay, Solomon Islands, 30 Jan 1944	Lieutenant (jg) E. S. Taylor being transferred from USS Murray to USS Coral Sea, 30 Jan 1944

Men of 697th Field Artillery Battalion firing 240mm howitzer at Mignano, Italy, 30 Jan 1944	Strike photo stitched together from photos taken by USS Langley aircraft showing severe damage to the runways and the surrounding areas on Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 30 Jan 1944.

A sailor securing a K-class airship to a mooring mast at Moffett Field, San Jose, California, United States, Feb 1944.	Aerial view of the Japanese Hayne Airfield (later Momote Airfield and Momote Airport), Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Feb 1944

African-American air crews of the US Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron at Anzio, Italy, circa Feb 1944; 1st Lt. Andrew Lane in front, without helmet	African-American aircraft mechanics George Johnson and James C. Howard of the US Army 99th Fighter Squadron, Italy, Feb 1944