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Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943.USS Minneapolis (foreground), USS San Francisco (center, with 8-inch gun smoke), and USS New Orleans (background) bombard Wake, 5 Oct 1943Crew of USS Snook holding up the submarineView of Sand Island, Midway Atoll from a PB2Y-5 Coronado aircraft in the submarine basin, circa early 1944
Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943.USS Minneapolis (foreground), USS San Francisco (center, with 8-inch gun smoke), and USS New Orleans (background) bombard Wake, 5 Oct 1943Crew of USS Snook holding up the submarine's scorecard, Midway, 7 Dec 1943View of Sand Island, Midway Atoll from a PB2Y-5 Coronado aircraft in the submarine basin, circa early 1944
PB2Y-3 Coronado aircraft of US Navy squadrons VP-13 and VP-102 in the submarine basin of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Jan 1944Submarine tender USS Proteus with submarines Bang, Pintado, and Pilotfish at Midway Atoll, 15 May 1944A TBF-1C Avenger over Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944 during an attack on the Japanese Ushi Point Airfield, later to become North Field.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.
PB2Y-3 Coronado aircraft of US Navy squadrons VP-13 and VP-102 in the submarine basin of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Jan 1944Submarine tender USS Proteus with submarines Bang, Pintado, and Pilotfish at Midway Atoll, 15 May 1944A TBF-1C Avenger over Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944 during an attack on the Japanese Ushi Point Airfield, later to become North Field.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.Aerial view of facilities at Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945Aerial view of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945Aerial view of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945
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.Aerial view of facilities at Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945Aerial view of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945Aerial view of Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1945
Aerial view of Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, 1 Apr 1945Aerial view of Midway Atoll, 1 Apr 1945Submarines in the submarine basin and at the submarine piers at Midway, May 1945. Photo 1 of 2.Submarines in the submarine basin and at the submarine piers at Midway, May 1945. Photo 2 of 2.
Aerial view of Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, 1 Apr 1945Aerial view of Midway Atoll, 1 Apr 1945Submarines in the submarine basin and at the submarine piers at Midway, May 1945. Photo 1 of 2.Submarines in the submarine basin and at the submarine piers at Midway, May 1945. Photo 2 of 2.
Submarine basin and the submarine piers at Midway, 1945.Submarine tender USS Griffin with unidentified submarines (possibly USS Carp, USS Kingfish, USS Paddle, USS Hoe, USS Pogy, or USS Jack), Midway Atoll, 26 Aug-1 Sep 1945.Japanese RAdm Shigematsu Sakaibara signing the surrender of Wake Island to US Marine BGen Lawson Sanderson aboard USS Levy, 4 Sep 1945. Care was made to ensure the Japanese surrendered Wake to the Marines.Raising the US flag over Wake Island after Japan
Submarine basin and the submarine piers at Midway, 1945.Submarine tender USS Griffin with unidentified submarines (possibly USS Carp, USS Kingfish, USS Paddle, USS Hoe, USS Pogy, or USS Jack), Midway Atoll, 26 Aug-1 Sep 1945.Japanese RAdm Shigematsu Sakaibara signing the surrender of Wake Island to US Marine BGen Lawson Sanderson aboard USS Levy, 4 Sep 1945. Care was made to ensure the Japanese surrendered Wake to the Marines.Raising the US flag over Wake Island after Japan's surrender, 4 Sep 1945; Japanese commanding officer Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara in foreground

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