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March 1945 issue of U.S. Camera Magazine containing a special feature photo essay; "Power In The Pacific"
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This map of Iwo Jima was used by US armed forces as they fought to take control of the island from Imperial Japan.
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Aerial reconnaissance photograph taken in December 1944 of the Kushira Airfield on Kyushu, Japan in preparation for air attacks on the Japanese home islands.
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This sheet from March 3, 1945, goes over codenames and other secret information that pilots needed to keep up to date on for missions.
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This yearbook shows the activities and campus life of the cadets attending the US Navy's pre-flight school in Athens, Georgia. The school utilized the University of Georgia's campus. This included...
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These information sheets from February and March of 1945 cover a wide variety of information useful for pilots. This includes the tactical calls for aircraft carriers. The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was...
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Stapled map booklet showing topographical and Japanese defensive information and positions for Okinawa, Amami O Shima, Miyako Jima and Ishigaki Jima as of October 10, 1944. The first page of this...
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[/caption] The Patriots Point Curatorial/Exhibits department has just exhibited a display on World War II posters, which includes Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms painted in 1943. In 1942 President...
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This map shows the military installations built by the United States on Ulithi Atoll during World War II. The information on this map was gathered by Marine Air Group Forty-Five (MAG-45) on November...
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This map shows the locations of Japanese Airfields, floatplane facilities, and a few factories with military applications. Red crayon marks the proposed locations for American airstrikes with a few...
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Oil painting showing William Vassallo (right) watching horrified as an F4F Wildcat attempts to land and crashes on the deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) on November 23, 1943.
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Most of us have experienced the frustration of ruined plans due to a faulty weather forecast. While weather inaccuracies are a minor annoyance for many, they represent a much heavier burden for the...
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A postwar photo of Irven Klug in front of the bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
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[/caption] Today sixty-eight years ago, the United States' Navy brought an end to Japanese domination of the Pacific by sinking four (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu) of her ten aircraft carriers at the...
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A photo of pilot from Fighting Squadron Eighty-Eight (VF-88) looking at battle damage to the tail of his aircraft
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A postwar photo of Irven Klug giving candy to a group of Japanese children.
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Experience Living History with reenactors and Ask Me About History carts at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum every second Saturday!