Makin Island Photographs | World War II Database


Aerial view of USS Makin Island off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 18 Nov 1944; note lowered forward elevator and FM-2 Wildcat aircraft on the flight deck	Crew of USS Makin Island attempted to pull an upended FM-2 Wildcat from the flight deck's edge, circa 1944-1945

FM-2 Wildcat landing on USS Makin Island, circa 1944-1945	Crew members of USS Makin Island at their battle stations with inflatable belts and flash proof clothing, late 1944-mid 1945

FM-2 Wildcat prepared to launch off USS Makin Island, 1945	Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin on the bridge of his flagship, USS Makin Island, late-1944 to mid-1945; note FM-2 Wildcat and TBM Avenger aircraft on the flight deck

Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin's Flag staff in Wardroom of USS Makin Island, 1945	TBM-3 Avenger making low and slow pass over other Avenger aircraft on the flight deck of USS Makin Island, 1945

USS Makin Island crewmen and the ship's scoreboard on the wing of the bridge, 1945; handwritten note identifies three of the crewmen as DuPeraul, Hougon and Donaldson; WW2DB visitor identifies the last man as Richard Crosby	USS Makin Island's flight deck and island, late 1944-mid 1945; note arresting wires, barrier wires, 4 FM-2 Wildcat aircraft, and 1 TBM Avenger aircraft

40mm Bofors gunnery drills aboard USS Makin Island, 21 Mar 1945, prior to the Okinawa Campaign	USS Makin Island at anchor at Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 31 Mar 1945

Aerial view of USS Makin Island off Okinawa, Japan, 1945; note FM-2 Wildcat and TBM Avenger aircraft on the flight deck	Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin with his staff in the ACI room of his flagship, USS Makin Island, during the Okinawa campaign, May 1945

USS Makin Island entering floating drydock ABSD-6 for repairs and paint at Guam, Mariana Islands, 8 Jun 1945	Captain Ira E. Hobbs, USS Makin Island's Commanding Officer, honored aviators of Composite Squadron 41 on the occasion of their 1,000th landing on board, mid-1945

USS Makin Island (foreground), a Cleveland-class light cruiser (center), and a Haven-class hospital ship (furthest from camera) in Wakanoura Bay, Wakayama, Japan during the evacuation of Allied prisoners of war, mid-Sep 1945	TBM-3 Avenger aircraft launching from USS Makin Island en route Wakayama, Japan to cover the evacuation of Allied prisoners of war, Sep 1945

FM-2 Wildcat catapulted off of USS Makin Island, off Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 1945; it was the last launch before the escort carrier was converted to a troop transport