Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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An elated fighter pilot, Alexander Vraciu, showing how many enemy planes he just shot down, his share in the Marianas Turkey Shoot. Fighting Squadron VF-16 aboard USS Lexington (Essex-class), 19 Jun 1944	Carrier USS Bunker Hill taking a near miss from a Japanese dive bomber close aboard the starboard quarter, 19 Jun 1944 off Guam, Mariana Islands. The ship was not damaged. Photo 2 of 2

US Navy Chaplain W. M. Dunn conducting funeral service of Lieutenant (jg) Eugene Bradshaw aboard USS Coral Sea in the Pacific Ocean during the Mariana Islands campaign, 19 Jun 1944	USS Bunker Hill nearly hit by a Japanese bomb during Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 Jun 1944

African-American men of the US Marine Corps Third Ammunitions Company at Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944; Pfc Boykin on bicycle; Pfcs Anthony, Shackelford, and Purdy watching	African-American US Marines Sergeant F. Smit and Corporal S. Brown opening a coconut, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944

Japanese Carrier Division Three's battleship Kongo and carrier Chiyoda under attack by American carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 20 Jun 1944	Japanese vessels burning at a harbor near Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944

Knocked-out German 4.7 cm PaK(t) auf Panzerkampfwagen 35R(f) self-propelled gun, Le Molay-Littry, France, 20 Jun 1944	TBF aircraft from USS Coral Sea flying over Aslito Airfield, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 20 Jun 1944

Aerial reconnaissance photograph of Cherbourg city and harbor, taken on 21 June 1944	American and Soviet servicemen crowd around a Jeep at Poltava air base, Ukraine during Operation Frantic, 21 Jun 1944.

Broached landing craft during the Normandy storm, probably at Omaha Beach, 21 Jun 1944; note LST-543 in background	Cruiser USS Salt Lake City laying off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 Jun 1944. Note Measure 33, Design 14D paint scheme. 1 of 3.

Cruiser USS Salt Lake City laying off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 Jun 1944. Note Measure 33, Design 14D paint scheme. 2 of 3.	Cruiser USS Salt Lake City laying off the Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 Jun 1944. Note Measure 33, Design 14D paint scheme. 3 of 3.

LCT-25 and LCI(L)-497 lay wrecked off Omaha Beach, Normandy, amidst a storm, 21 Jun 1944	Soviet Yak-9 fighters and American B-17 Fortress bombers of the 99th Bomb Group based in Italy, along with Soviet and American crews, at Poltava, Ukraine as part of Operation Frantic, 21 Jun 1944.

US Marine finding a family of five hiding in a cave during the fighting on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 21 Jun 1944	Wrecked American and British landing craft after a storm, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 21 Jun 1944