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USS Indianapolis leaving Guam Island to her death. This is possibly the last photo of her ever taken. She was sunk 27 July, 1945
North Wharf, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1945. Fremantle had a key role as the largest submarine base in the Southern Hemisphere during the Second World War. The first United States submarines arrived at Fremantle in 1942, and over the next three years, the port accommodated more than 170 submarines from the United States, British and Dutch navies.
North Wharf, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1945. Fremantle had a key role as the largest submarine base in the Southern Hemisphere during the Second World War. The first United States submarines arrived at Fremantle in 1942, and over the next three years, the port accommodated more than 170 submarines from the United States, British and Dutch navies.
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Merrills Marauders, the Expendables, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) that fought in China-Burma-India Theatre
"By the time the town of Myitkyina was taken, only about 200 surviving members of the original Marauders were present. A week after Myitkyina fell, on 10 August 1944, the 5307th was disbanded with a final total of 130 combat-effective officers and men (out of the original 2,997). Of the 2,750 to enter Burma, only two were left alive who had never been hospitalised with wounds or major illness. None of the horses and only 41 mules survived"
"By the time the town of Myitkyina was taken, only about 200 surviving members of the original Marauders were present. A week after Myitkyina fell, on 10 August 1944, the 5307th was disbanded with a final total of 130 combat-effective officers and men (out of the original 2,997). Of the 2,750 to enter Burma, only two were left alive who had never been hospitalised with wounds or major illness. None of the horses and only 41 mules survived"
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circa 1942: Four U.S. Army P-51 Mustang fighter airplanes of the 15th Fighter Command fly in formation over the countryside of Italy,
US soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment attend to a wounded soldier during street fighting in Aachen, Germany. October 1944.
US soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment attend to a wounded soldier during street fighting in Aachen, Germany. October 1944.
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, circa in March 1942. Note the hulks of the destroyers USS Cassin (DD-372) and USS Downes (DD-375) in the left background.
USS Washington (BB-56) at Scapa Flow, as seen from USS Wasp (CV-7), April 4, 1942
40mm Bofors mounts on turret No. 3 of USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943
USS Washington (BB-56) at Scapa Flow, as seen from USS Wasp (CV-7), April 4, 1942
40mm Bofors mounts on turret No. 3 of USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943
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February 19, 1942: Torpedo damage to the USS Nevada BB-36 seen in drydock.
September 17, 1944: USS Nevada BB-36 off the east coast of the USA.
February 19, 1945: USS Nevada BB-36 bombarding Iwo Jima.
September 17, 1944: USS Nevada BB-36 off the east coast of the USA.
February 19, 1945: USS Nevada BB-36 bombarding Iwo Jima.
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US Marines moving up after landing on Okinawa. April 1, 1945
Marines land at Nago in northern Okinawa.
Flame-throwing tanks and riflemen move up toward the front lines on May 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Supported by bazookas, Marines assault a ridge two miles north of Naha on May 4, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Tank-borne infantry moving up to take the town of Ghuta before the Japanese can occupy it in April 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. The men are members of the 29th Marines.
Kamikaze wave of 699 planes strikes the American invasion fleet. Only 24 score direct hits.
U.S. carrier-based planes attack and sink the Japanese battleship Yamoto. Of 2,767 officers and men, only 269 survived. This photo was taken from a USS Yorktown plane. An escorting destroyer is at left.
Marines land at Nago in northern Okinawa.
Flame-throwing tanks and riflemen move up toward the front lines on May 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Supported by bazookas, Marines assault a ridge two miles north of Naha on May 4, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Tank-borne infantry moving up to take the town of Ghuta before the Japanese can occupy it in April 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. The men are members of the 29th Marines.
Kamikaze wave of 699 planes strikes the American invasion fleet. Only 24 score direct hits.
U.S. carrier-based planes attack and sink the Japanese battleship Yamoto. Of 2,767 officers and men, only 269 survived. This photo was taken from a USS Yorktown plane. An escorting destroyer is at left.
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U.S. Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) leading USS Colorado (BB-45) and the cruisers USS Louisville (CA-28), USS Portland (CA-33), and USS Columbia (CL-56) into Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, in January 1945.
USS South Dakota (BB-57) operating off the US East Coast, 9 August 1943, with a destroyer keeping company in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Click on photograph for larger image.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) from an SBD Dauntless scout bomber that had just taken off, circa 1943. USS Lexington (CV-16) is at right
Sumner-class DD-724 Laffey after an attack by Japanese suicide bombers on the 16th of April, 1945
USS South Dakota (BB-57) operating off the US East Coast, 9 August 1943, with a destroyer keeping company in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Click on photograph for larger image.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) from an SBD Dauntless scout bomber that had just taken off, circa 1943. USS Lexington (CV-16) is at right
Sumner-class DD-724 Laffey after an attack by Japanese suicide bombers on the 16th of April, 1945
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P-51 "Mustang" Fighter Escort – After strafing mission, North American P-51 "Mustangs" snuggle under the wings of a Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" for the trip back to Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands.
American soldiers occupy the entire deck of the Queen Elizabeth as they return to New York after the end of World War II.
American soldiers occupy the entire deck of the Queen Elizabeth as they return to New York after the end of World War II.
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USS California (BB-44) being salvaged after being sunk during the Pearl Harbor Raid. March 30th, 1942
USS Atlanta (CL-51) comes alongside the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) to refuel, 16 October 1942.
PT-48 "Prep Tom" in dock ca. 1942-44. After an eventful combat career, PT-48 now awaits restoration as the only survivor of its class
USS Atlanta (CL-51) comes alongside the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) to refuel, 16 October 1942.
PT-48 "Prep Tom" in dock ca. 1942-44. After an eventful combat career, PT-48 now awaits restoration as the only survivor of its class
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USS Los Angeles (CA 135) (background) and USS Chicago (CA 136) on 21 August 1944 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, afloat one day after they were launched in the dry dock that they were built in
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USS Barb (SS-220 in San Francisco Bay near the Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., May 3, 1945. Its crew is credited with sinking 17 Japanese ships, including the aircraft carrier Unyo.
USS San Juan (CL-54) at San Francisco on 14 October 1944
USS San Juan (CL-54) at San Francisco on 14 October 1944
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USS San Diego (CL-53) entering San Diego harbor, Oct 1945
Light cruiser USS Dayton (CL-105) underway at sea, in 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 22.
USS Narwhal (SS-167) shows off her 2 x 6" deck guns.
USS Narwhal completed 15 war patrols.
The V-boats were a group of nine United States Navy submarines built between World War I and World War II from 1921 to 1934. These were not a ship class in the usual sense of a series of nearly identical ships built from the same design, but shared authorization under the "fleet boat" program. The term "V-boats" as used includes five separate classes of submarines. They broke down into three large, fast fleet submarines (V-1 through V-3), three large long-range submarines (V-4 through V-6), and three medium-sized submarines (V-7 through V-9). The successful fleet submarines of World War II (Tambor class through Tench class) were descended from the last three, especially V-7, though somewhat larger with pure diesel-electric propulsion systems.
Originally called USS V-1 through V-9 (SS-163 through SS-171), in 1931 the nine submarines were renamed Barracuda, Bass, Bonita, Argonaut, Narwhal, Nautilus, Dolphin, Cachalot, and Cuttlefish, respectively. All served in World War II, six of them on war patrols in the central Pacific. Argonaut was lost to enemy action.
Light cruiser USS Dayton (CL-105) underway at sea, in 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 22.
USS Narwhal (SS-167) shows off her 2 x 6" deck guns.
USS Narwhal completed 15 war patrols.
The V-boats were a group of nine United States Navy submarines built between World War I and World War II from 1921 to 1934. These were not a ship class in the usual sense of a series of nearly identical ships built from the same design, but shared authorization under the "fleet boat" program. The term "V-boats" as used includes five separate classes of submarines. They broke down into three large, fast fleet submarines (V-1 through V-3), three large long-range submarines (V-4 through V-6), and three medium-sized submarines (V-7 through V-9). The successful fleet submarines of World War II (Tambor class through Tench class) were descended from the last three, especially V-7, though somewhat larger with pure diesel-electric propulsion systems.
Originally called USS V-1 through V-9 (SS-163 through SS-171), in 1931 the nine submarines were renamed Barracuda, Bass, Bonita, Argonaut, Narwhal, Nautilus, Dolphin, Cachalot, and Cuttlefish, respectively. All served in World War II, six of them on war patrols in the central Pacific. Argonaut was lost to enemy action.
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