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Marines exercising on Cowpens' flight deck, circa mid-1943 | USS Cowpens near Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Jun 1943 |
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Cowpens underway, 17 Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Cowpens underway, 17 Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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Avenger torpedo bomber landing on Cowpens, circa Nov-Dec 1943 | Sailors gathered on Cowpens' flight deck, Atlantic Ocean, Jul-Aug 1943; note red lines on side of the SBD Dauntless wing roundel, which was used only between 29 Jun 1943 and 14 Aug 1943 |
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The tail of an F6F Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-25 being yanked to the deck as the tailhook catches a wire aboard the USS Cowpens off Makin Atoll (now Butaritari), 20 Nov 1943 | Firefighters extinguishing a burning Hellcat fighter on Cowpens, 24 Nov 1943 |
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Hellcat fighters warming up aboard USS Cowpens during Marshall Islands Campaign, Jan 1944 | Cowpens en route to Palaus, 31 Aug 1944 |
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US Navy Captain Herbert W. Taylor of USS Cowpens awarding African-American Stewards Mate 3rd Class Fred Magee, Jr. with commendation of the Secretary of the Navy, Oct 1944 | Captain George DeBaun (center) relieved Captain Herbert Taylor (left) of Cowpens, Nov 1944 |
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USS Cowpens rolling in heavy seas in Typhoon Cobra in the Pacific Ocean, 18 Dec 1944 | Ships of the US fleet at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 8 Feb 1945. Visible are 7 large carriers, 3 light carriers, 3 battleships, and numerous cruisers, destroyers, and support vessels including 1 hospital ship. |
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Cowpens off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 12 May 1945 | |