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| Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, circa 1954, photo 4 of 7 | Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, circa 1954, photo 5 of 7 | Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, circa 1954, photo 6 of 7 | Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, circa 1954, photo 7 of 7 |
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| USS Bennington underway in the Atlantic with jet aircraft on deck, 1954 after her first modernization. Note the removal of the four 5-inch gun turrets and the addition of 40mm gun tubs, most notably on the bow. | USS Bergall underway, circa 1954 | USS Caiman underway, post 1953 | USS Iowa (foreground) and sister-ship USS New Jersey on maneuvers in the Atlantic, mid-1950s. |
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| USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 1 of 3 | USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 2 of 3 | USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 3 of 3 | USS Yorktown, 1950s |
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| Arromanches underway off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, Jan 1954; note F6F-5 Hellcat and SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck | Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 1 of 4 | Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 2 of 4 | Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 3 of 4 |
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| Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 4 of 4 | Chiang Ching-Kuo aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954 | Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954 | Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954 |
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