Photos Taken in United States | World War II Database

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Mark XIII torpedo with a practice warhead and fitted with a tail ring, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, 1944. The tail ring modification was the final alteration that made this a truly dependable weapon.	Michiel Dobervich, Austin Shofner, Melvyn McCoy, Jack Hawkins, and Samuel Grashio, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 1944; seen in 15 Aug 1944 issue of US Marine Corps publication The Leatherneck	Navy Lt CV Timberlake, an LSO on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable sits in his SNJ Texan, Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-44.	New Dodge WC54 3/4-ton field ambulances awaiting embarkation overseas, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 1943-1945

On approach to the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, an SB2U Vindicator shows the LSO “Gear Down, Flaps Down, Hook Down,” 1943-44.	One SNJ Texan and 13 FM-2 Wildcats tied down on the flight deck of training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944.	Publicity photo of workers at the CalShip yard with connections to Major League Baseball, circa 1944, Los Angeles, California, United States. [See Comment below]	SNJ-4 Texan on the ramp at Moffett Field, California, USA, 1944.

Submarine Tang departing from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1940s	The damaged landing gear of an FM-2 Wildcat after a hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45.	The training aircraft carrier USS Sable at the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1944.	The training aircraft carrier USS Sable in the icy winter-time waters of Lake Michigan, United States, 1944.

Three FM-2 Wildcats flying over Lake Michigan, United States during carrier qualifications aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable, 1943-44.	United States Army Air Forces OA-10A Catalina aircraft in rescue training off Keesler Field , Mississippi, United States, 1944	United States Navy Mark XIV submarine torpedo balanced in Shop 41 at the Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria, Virginia, 1944.	US Navy WAVES color guard at the administration building of Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington, United States, 1944-1945

USS Copahee off Hunters Point, San Francisco, California, United States, 1944; note Camouflage Measure 32/12A and her cargo of F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-3 Avenger aircraft	View from the bridge of training aircraft carrier USS Sable of a wintery Lake Michigan, United States, 1944.	View of the Chicago, Illinois skyline from over the bow of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable anchored on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.	WAVES Specialist (P) 3rd Class saluting near the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, United States, during WW2; note the cherry blossoms, indicating the photograph was taken in the spring