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| Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944 | Franklin Roosevelt with USMC pilot Kenneth Walsh at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 8 Feb 1944; note Adm Ernest King, LtGen Alexander Vandegrift, Asst Secretary of Navy Ralph Bard, and Mrs Walsh | US Navy K-class airship of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-11 on a snow covered ramp at NAS South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Feb 11, 1944. | F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 2 being shot from the hangar deck catapult of the Fleet Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) during training in Chesapeake Bay, Feb 12 1944. |
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| Bow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944 | Port side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944 | Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944 | Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944 | USS harder at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 | Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 4 | Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 4 |
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| Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 3 of 4 | Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 4 of 4 | Ice-covered submarine Hammerhead during her trial period at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 22 Feb 1944 | Carrier Shangri-La launching ceremony, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944 |
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| Carrier Shangri-La shortly after launching, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944; seen in the US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1944-1945 cruise book | Josephine Doolittle, wife of James Doolittle, breaking a bottle of champagne at the launching ceremony of carrier Shangri-La, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2; note yard commandant Rear Admiral Felix Gygax holding a microphone near the bottle | Josephine Doolittle, wife of James Doolittle, breaking a bottle of champagne at the launching ceremony of carrier Shangri-La, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2; note yard commandant Rear Admiral Felix Gygax holding a microphone near the bottle | US Navy Captain James Doyle (right) presenting US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (left) the first US flag over Japanese-held territory (Kwajalein), Washington DC, United States, 29 Feb 1944 |
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