Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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US Army CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 cargo trucks unloading supplies from US Navy LSTs in Marseille, France, Sep 1944	US Army soldiers fighting in the streets of Brest, France during the mop up operations, Sep 1944

US Army troops trying load a Jeep into the side door of a Horsa I glider. A combat load would have backed the Jeep in. The Horsa II nose section was hinged and swung out of the way for straight-in loading.	US Army trucks of the 'Red Ball Express' moving through a regulating point, possibly France, circa mid-1944

US Marine Corps F4U-1 Corsair fighter with drop tanks, Gaudalcanal, Solomon Islands, Sep 1944	US Marines moving supplies ashore across the beachhead on Peleliu, Palau Islands, late Sep 1944. What appears to be water in the lower left is actually the wing of the photo plane.

USS ABSD-1 with four LST transports in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, date unknown; seen in Oct 1971 issue of US Navy publication All Hands	USS ABSD-1 with USS California in the dock, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, circa 1944; seen in Oct 1971 issue of US Navy publication All Hands

USS Escolar at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, Sep 1944	USS North Carolina underway in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, Sep 1944

USS North Carolina underway in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, Sep 1944	USS Ranger at anchor in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, late 1944.

USS Yorktown underway, Sep 1944; note Measure 33/10A camouflage	Captain Carlos Wieber bids welcome to the Ruler of the Raging Main, Neptunus Rex, and his Court aboard USS Essex for the Line Crossing ceremony, 1 Sep 1944

Line Crossing ceremony aboard USS Essex, 1 Sep 1944	Line Crossing ceremony aboard USS Essex, 1 Sep 1944. Official captions reads, "The way of the Pollywog is hard."

Rear Admiral Frederic Sherman, left, and Captain Carlos Wieber bid welcome to the Ruler of the Raging Main, Neptunus Rex, and his Court aboard USS Essex for the Line Crossing ceremony, 1 Sep 1944	US Army personnel observing dummy Junkers Ju-88 bombers left behind at the airfield at Épinay, France, 2 Sep 1944.

USS Cummings in Measure 32 Design 23D paint scheme as seen from an aircraft from USS Monterey while approaching Wake Island for a bombardment, 3 Sep 1944. Photo 1 of 2.	USS Cummings in Measure 32 Design 23D paint scheme as seen from an aircraft from USS Monterey while approaching Wake Island for a bombardment, 3 Sep 1944. Photo 2 of 2.