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- IDNO:
- 051897
- Title:
- United States Navy Aircraft Carrier at Sea
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- The photo was taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
- IDNO:
- 051949
- Title:
- Ships Used in Making the "Mutiny on the Bounty", Long Beach, Ca.
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- The ships used in the "Mutiny on the Bounty" motion picture.
- IDNO:
- 052260
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Sailors Hoist Their Glasses at Monkey Bar, Pearl Harbor, HI
- Date:
- 1941/12/06
- Description:
- L to R: Jack Miller, Frank Kosa, Clifford Olds.Olds and 2 other crew members , Ronald Endicott and Louis Costin were trapped in a sealed compartment in the West Virginia's bow after it sank on December 7th. Any rescue attempt meant certain death. The 3 stayed alive until December 24th according to a marked calendar found with their bodies which were recovered after the ship was raised from the harbor bottom in May, 1942.
- IDNO:
- 052334
- Title:
- United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines
- Date:
- 1944/10
- Description:
- "The guns of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) in operation. L.C.M.'s in foreground." L.C.M. stands for Landing Craft Mechanized.
