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Rear Admiral David Bagley, Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier; Admiral Chester Nimitz; Army Major General Delos Emmons, Military Governor of Hawaii; and Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch aboard USS Saratoga, 16 Jun 1942.USS Saratoga at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, mid-1942A damaged TBF-1 Avenger aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-8 having just landed on USS Saratoga, Aug 1942US fleet sailing toward Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, early Aug 1942; note USS Saratoga at center, New Orleans-class heavy cruiser in background, USS Enterprise in foreground
Rear Admiral David Bagley, Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier; Admiral Chester Nimitz; Army Major General Delos Emmons, Military Governor of Hawaii; and Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch aboard USS Saratoga, 16 Jun 1942.USS Saratoga at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, mid-1942A damaged TBF-1 Avenger aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-8 having just landed on USS Saratoga, Aug 1942US fleet sailing toward Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, early Aug 1942; note USS Saratoga at center, New Orleans-class heavy cruiser in background, USS Enterprise in foreground
USS Saratoga (foreground) and USS Enterprise (background) underway in the Solomon Islands, Aug 1942USS Saratoga (left), USS Atlanta (right), and other warships off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 21 Aug 1942Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of Task Force 61 in support of the Guadalcanal landings, aboard his flagship USS Saratoga, 17 Sep 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of Task Force 61 in support of the Guadalcanal landings, aboard his flagship USS Saratoga, 17 Sep 1942. Photo 2 of 2.
USS Saratoga (foreground) and USS Enterprise (background) underway in the Solomon Islands, Aug 1942USS Saratoga (left), USS Atlanta (right), and other warships off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 21 Aug 1942Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of Task Force 61 in support of the Guadalcanal landings, aboard his flagship USS Saratoga, 17 Sep 1942. Photo 1 of 2.Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of Task Force 61 in support of the Guadalcanal landings, aboard his flagship USS Saratoga, 17 Sep 1942. Photo 2 of 2.
DraytonSBD Dauntless aircraft flying over USS Enterprise (foreground) and USS Saratoga (background), off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 19 Dec 1942F6F Hellcat fighters going through launch procedures aboard the carrier Saratoga, off Gilbert Islands, early 1943.F6F-3 Hellcat fighters on the flight deck of Saratoga as a TBM Avenger approached to land, circa 1943-44
Drayton's damaged bow after colliding with destroyer Flusser, Pearl Harbor, 5 Oct 1942; note cruiser Portland and carrier Saratoga partially visible in backgroundSBD Dauntless aircraft flying over USS Enterprise (foreground) and USS Saratoga (background), off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 19 Dec 1942F6F Hellcat fighters going through launch procedures aboard the carrier Saratoga, off Gilbert Islands, early 1943.F6F-3 Hellcat fighters on the flight deck of Saratoga as a TBM Avenger approached to land, circa 1943-44
USS Saratoga and HMS Victorious at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1943Fletcher-class destroyer painted in Measure 21 blue paint cutting through the waves close aboard the carrier USS Saratoga in the Pacific, circa 1943.United States Navy Rear Admiral DeWitt Ramsey aboard USS Saratoga, Mar 1943. Note autograph.United States Navy Photographers Mate Don Garber in his flying helmet ready for an aerial photography flight from USS Saratoga, circa 1943.
USS Saratoga and HMS Victorious at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1943Fletcher-class destroyer painted in Measure 21 blue paint cutting through the waves close aboard the carrier USS Saratoga in the Pacific, circa 1943.United States Navy Rear Admiral DeWitt Ramsey aboard USS Saratoga, Mar 1943. Note autograph.United States Navy Photographers Mate Don Garber in his flying helmet ready for an aerial photography flight from USS Saratoga, circa 1943.
Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 22 Apr 1943.Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox greeting officers aboard the carrier USS Saratoga, circa 1943.Flight deck crews of USS Saratoga spotting SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers of VB-12 squadron, Oct 1943A F6F-3 Hellcat fighter landing on  USS Saratoga, Nov 1943; note SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft in foreground
Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 22 Apr 1943.Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox greeting officers aboard the carrier USS Saratoga, circa 1943.Flight deck crews of USS Saratoga spotting SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers of VB-12 squadron, Oct 1943A F6F-3 Hellcat fighter landing on USS Saratoga, Nov 1943; note SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft in foreground

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