World War Photos

Salvage crews work to raise the minelayer USS Oglala which was sunk during Japanese attack on Peral Harbor 1942

Motor torpedo boat of the Higgins 78 class USS PT-219 at naval air station in Kodiak Alaska 1943

USS Antietam CV-36 aircraft carrier

Escort Carrier USS Nassau CVE-16 during Invasion of Attu 1943

Escort carrier USS Lunga Point CVE-94 planes on deck

USS St. Louis CL-49 being hit by Japanese kamikaze Plane off of LEYTE Island

aircraft carrier USS Bennington CV-20

Near Miss as Japanese Bomb Explodes by US Carrier off Formosa 1944

US Navy Ships Fire on Japanese Planes in Battle of Midway

Task Force 58 Carrier Crew Cheers as Japanese Plane Goes Down pacific

Japanese salvo hits near US Carrier Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944

USS White Plains CVE-66 Under Attack during Battle of Leyte Gulf

Escort carrier USS Guadalcanal CVE-60 and U-boat U-505 June 1944

USS Denver CL-58 in dazzle camouflage measure 33/3D

Kamikaze explode in mid air over carrier USS Bennington CV-20

Photo of Exploding Japanese Shell Off Port Quarter of carrier USS Kitkun Bay CVE-71

US Navy Pilot buried at sea inside battered TBF 2nd Battle of Philippines

Explosion on USS Essex CV-9 after Hellcat Drop Tank Burst on Landing 1944

heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 stern 1939

USS Rudyerd Bay CVE-81 carrier planes on deck

Smoke Billows from Carrier USS Suwannee CVE-27 after kamikaze attack off Leyte 25 October1944

Destroyer USS Halsey Powell DD-686 After Kamikaze Attack Off Kyushu 1945

USS St. Lo CVE-63 Hit by Kamikaze in Second Battle of Philippine Sea, 25 October 1944

Cruiser USS Atlanta CL-51 during Trial Run off Atlantic Coast 1941

Escort carrier USS Makin Island CVE-93

Japanese Attack USS Barton DD-722 at Mindoro 1944

light cruiser USS Topeka CL-67

USS Boxer CV-21 carrier deck filled with airplanes

USS Reno CL-96 light cruiser

U S Navy Escort Carriers Move Thru Pacific on Mission 1945

last respect to shipmates USS Lexington CV-16 aircraft carrier

Escort aircraft carrier USS Casablanca CVE-55 planes on deck

USS Long Island CVE-1 Aircraft Carrier

Suicide attack on USS White Plains CVE-66, 25 October 1944

USS Hazelwood DD-531 limps home after Kamikaze Hits off Okinawa 1945

Light cruiser USS Astoria CL-90

Sailor Hauls Bombs for US Navy Raid on Marshall and Gilbert Islands 1942

Escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay CVE-84 planes on deck

Escort carrier USS Croatan CVE-25

USS Essex CV-9

Escort carrier USS Manila Bay CVE-61

Blazing US Navy Aircraft Aboard Carrier 2nd Battle of The Philippines

Escort carrier USS Shipley Bay CVE-85

Cobweb Camouflage on USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-36 in Tulagi Harbor 1944

USS MENGES DE-320 after Hit by German Torpedo from U-371

US Navy 3rd Fleet Attacking Japanese Convoy off Mindanao

Photo of attack on US Navy Aircraft Carrier Battle of the Philippine Sea

USS Bogue CVE-9 escort carrier

Essex class aircraft carrier USS Randolph CV-15

Japanese Kamikaze attempt on USS White Plains CVE-66

Escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 unloading airplanes

Destroyer USS Halsey Powell DD-686 Hit By Japanese Kamikaze Plane Off Kyushu

US Navy Carrier Downs Japanese Torpedo Plane in Marshalls 1944

light cruiser USS Montpelier CL-57

A near hit on carrier USS Kalinin Bay CVE-68

USS Cabot CVL-28

USS Boxer CV-21

Escort carrier USS Wake Island CVE-65

Escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay CVE-68 planes on deck

Essex Class Aircraft Carrier USS Antietam CV-36 1945

Light aircraft carrier USS Cowpens CVL-25

Escort Carrier USS Casablanca CVE-55 1943

Carrier USS St. Lo (CVE–63) in San Diego, California, in April 1944

Planes over Flight Deck of US Navy Escort Aircraft Carrier 1943

Carrier USS Cape Gloucester CVE-109 stern

Cruiser USS Nashville CL-43 Arrives at Cherbourg France 1938

USS Greer DD-145 Drops Depth Charge in North Atlantic

Escort carrier USS Savo Island CVE-78

Light aircraft carrier USS Cabot CVL-28 1945

Northampton class heavy cruiser USS Augusta CA-31 bow

escort carrier USS Chenango CVE-28

Cleveland class light cruiser USS Houston CL-81

Japanese Kamikaze diving on US Navy Aircraft Carrier

USS Juneau CL-52 Fires on Japanese aircraft in Battle of Santa Cruz October 1942

Destroyer USS Coghlan DD-606 starboard view

Light cruiser USS Sante-Fe CL-60

Cruiser USS Alaska CB-1 in camouflage aerial view

Minesweeper USS Lindsey DM-32 hit by 2 suicide planes off Okinawa April 1945

Cruiser USS Minneapolis CA-36 in Tulagi Harbor 1944

USS Northampton CA-26 Under Attack by Japanese Planes at Wake 1942

Troops plotting in radar room aboard an Essex class aircraft carrier 1944

USS Guavina SS-362 carrying the rescued flyers of the 394th Bomb Squadron 5th Bomb Group

US Navy Large Floating Dry Dock, Navy Auxiliary ship

Destroyer USS Hobson DD-464 in camouflage

Cruiser USS Dayton CL-105 starboard view

Cruiser USS Guam CB-2 in camouflage

USS PC-611 Patrol Craft

Destroyer USS Menges DE-320 after Hit by German Torpedo from U 371 May 1944

Cruiser USS St. Louis CL-49 bow view

USS William D Porter DD-579 sinking by suicide Plane off Okinawa 10 June 1945

Destroyer USS Morris DD-417 hit by suicide plane off Kerama Retto April 1945

USS LCI(L)-586 Landing Craft Infantry

Cruiser USS Pittsburgh CA-72 after the typhoon, with her bow section missing. June 1945

Destroyer USS Haraden DD-585 Hit By Japanese Kamikaze in Sulu Sea December 1944

USS Haraden DD-585 Hit By Japanese Kamikaze in Sulu Sea 13 December 1944

Destroyer USS Hutchins DD-476 Damaged by Kamikaze 27 April 1945

Destroyer USS Selfridge DD-357 lost bow to bridge in Battle of Vella Lavella October 1943

Destroyer USS Newcomb DD-586 hit by four Japanese suicide planes March 1945

Cruiser USS Honolulu CL-48 with MS32-2C camouflage 1944

Destroyer USS Madison DD-425 starboard view

Cruiser USS Brooklyn CL-40 starboard view

Destroyer USS Murphy DD-603 in camouflage

Launch of heavy cruiser USS Baltimore CA-68 at Bethlehem Steel, 28 July 1942

Aircraft Carrier USS Shangri-La CV-38 Ready for Launch, February 1944, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Launch of US Aircraft Carrier USS Shangri-La CV-38, 24 February 1944. Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Gun Crew in Action aboard USS Nashville CL-43 off Kolombangara 1944

Crew in Action on Carrier Signal Bridge During Pacific Battle

Light cruiser USS Nashville CL-43 stern view

Battleship USS Indiana BB-58 Enroute To Marshalls January 1944 aerial view

General MacArthur aboard USS Nashville CL-43 for Philippine Invasion

Starboard view of Battleship USS Massachusetts

Battleship USS Indiana BB-58 in camouflage August 1942

Light cruiser USS Nashville CL-43 in Measure 32/21D off Negros Before Kamakize Hit

Destroyer USS Downes DD-375

Task Group 21.14 Sub Hunter Destroyer USS Borie DD-215

USS Aaron Ward DD-483 in New York Harbor 1942

Mine layer USS Aaron Ward DM*34 hit by 6 suicide planes April 1945

Destroyer escort USS Brennan DE-13 guarding convoy 1943

Destroyer USS Phelps DD-360

USS Borie DD-215 sinking after Battle with German U-boat U-405 2 November 1943

Evarts class destroyer escort USS Andres DE-45 1943

Destroyer USS Haraden DD-585 after Kamikaze Attack in Sulu Sea 13 December 1944

Launch at the Bethlehem Steel Destroyer USS Kendrick DD-612 2 April 1942

destroyer USS Knight DD-633 refueling at aircraft carrier

Sims class destroyer USS Morris DD-417

Destroyer USS O’Bannon DD-450 bow 1943

USS Borie DD-704 Destroyer

Cruiser USS Honolulu CL-48 lost bow in battle of Kolombangara 1943

USS Birmingham ripped by Kamikaze Okinawa May 1945

Sailors Clean Guns on US Navy Cruiser after Battle of Santa Cruz 1942

Light cruiser USS Duluth CL-87 in camouflage

heavy cruiser USS Wichita CA-45

light cruisers USS Columbia CL-56 in camouflage, broadside view

Light cruiser USS Duluth CL-87 in camouflage, broadside view

Light Cruiser USS Boise CL-47, broadside view

USS Birmingham CL-62 US Navy Light Cruiser

Heavy cruiser USS Boston CA-69, broadside view

USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 US Navy Heavy Cruiser

Heavy Cruiser USS Salt Lake City CA-25, broadside view

Sinking of Cruiser USS Chicago CA-29 in Battle of Rennell Island 30 January 1943

Cruiser USS Houston viewed Across Planes on Deck of USS Lexington 1939

USS Honolulu CL-48 US Navy Light Cruiser

SBD Dauntless Bombers Ditching by USS Astoria CA-34 in Battle of Midway 1942

Cruiser USS Columbia CL-56 delivers night attack on Buka Airfield

US Navy Task Force 18 Cruisers Headed to Guadalcanal USS Chicago January 1943

USS Honolulu CL-48 Gets Temporary Bow after Battle of Kolombangara 1943

Heavy cruiser USS Chicago (CA-136) in camouflage 1945

Cruiser USS Birmingham CL-62 damaged by exploding USS Princeton Okinawa October 1944

USS Mobile (CL-63) US Navy Light Cruiser

USS Flint (CL-97) US Navy Light Cruiser in camouflage, aerial view

Cruiser USS Salt Lake City CA-25 Fires Guns during Bombardment, Pacific 1942

USS Atlanta (CL-51) Light Cruiser

Japanese Plane Downed near USS Columbia off Bougainville 1943

light cruiser USS San Diego (CL-53), aerial view

USS Honolulu CL-48 Bombarding Buka Pass in the Solomons 1944

Heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa CA-37 1939

USS Houston (CA-30) US Navy Heavy Cruiser, broadside view

US Navy Escort Carriers and Cruiser at Forward Pacific Base 1945

US Navy light cruiser USS San Diego (CL-53)

Cruiser USS San Juan CL-54, broadside view

Cruiser USS Atlanta (CL 51)

American Heavy Cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) 1944

Omaha class light cruiser USS Detroit CL-8 1944

Cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42) Hit by radio controlled Fritz-X glide bomb off Salerno Italy 11 September 1943

Cleveland class Light Cruiser USS Denver CL-58 In Camouflage 1945

Heavy Cruiser USS Chester CA-27

Cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42) Hit by Bomb off Salerno Italy 11 September 1943 2

Burning Tank Landing Ship USS LST-614 Hit by Japanese Bombers off Mindoro 1945

Battleship Row Japanese bomb photo Pearl Harbor attack phase I

USS Shaw sunk in dry dock, Pearl Harbor attack

Wreckage of Destroyer USS Downes (DD-375) After Pearl Harbor Attack

Light Cruiser USS Phoenix (CL-46) passes burning USS Arizona Pearl Harbor

USS Helena Hit by torpedoes Pearl Harbor attack 7 December 1941

Capsized battleship USS Utah BB-31 after Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor 1942

Battleship Row Japanese bombing photo of Pearl Harbor attack

Exploding Destroyer USS Shaw during Pearl Harbor Attack 7 December 1941

Aircraft carrier USS Liscome Bay CVE-56 aerial view