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While on display in Tacoma, Washington, Captain Becton and his men were photographed inspecting the damage inflicted by the kamikaze attack off of Okinawa.
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Captain Becton stands in a hole caused by damaged received from kamikaze attacks off of Okinawa. Above Becton is one of the USS Laffey's torpedo launchers.
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A color photograph of Captain Becton smiling while in his dress uniform.
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An awards ceremony that took place on January 14, 1946. Included in this image are Morton Deyo, Benedick Sammes, Robert Carney, William Parnell, H. Struve Hansel, George Hussey, James Forrestal...
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The first ever reunion for the crew of the USS Laffey (DD-724) was held at the naval base in Norfolk, Virginia in 1966.
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Rear Admiral Frederick Julian Becton and his wife Elizabeth Becton sit for a portrait with their two children.
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Rear Admiral Becton wearing his dress white uniform while standing beside his wife, Elizabeth Becton.
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Photograph of Dwight Long asleep on a bed while wearing a suit and tie. The photo is signed by his fellow sailors.
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Photograph of sailors gathered around an officer working with a film camera. Possibly one of the groups assigned to "The Fighting Lady" motion picture project.
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Photograph of a large number of officers and sailors assembled in the hangar bay of the USS Yorktown (CV-10), for the February 5th, 1945, Fleet Premier of "The Fighting Lady". The premier included a...
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Photograph of a line outside of the Victoria movie theater in Times Square, New York City. The crowd is waiting to see "The Fighting Lady".
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The crew of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) at muster on the flight deck for commissioning ceremonies on April 15, 1943.
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Photograph of planes flying in formation over the USS Yorktown (CV-10) while at sea.
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Sailors doing calisthenics on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10). The carrier is in route to a fortified Japanese island. An F6F Hellcat can be seen in the foreground.
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Photograph of four Hellcats in the hangar bay of the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Sailors can be seen working on ordinance, while only a few feet away a group of sailors can be seen watching a movie.
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Photograph of a Photographers Mate sitting on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier with a group of sailors gathered off to his left.
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Photograph of Dwight Long with his camera, standing in the cockpit of a plane during the filming of The Fighting Lady. An unidentified pilot can be seen beside him standing on the plane's wing.
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Photograph of crewmen directing TBF Avengers and Torpedo Squadron Twenty-Eight (VT-28) launching from the flight deck of the USS Monterey (CVL-26) for a bombing mission on Tintain in June 1944.
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Photograph of five TBF Avengers flying in formation near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.