Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

9,479 items in this album on 474 pages.


President Hayes and USS New Mexico at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 2 Jan 1942	Laffey fitting out at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 3 Jan 1942; note San Francisco's skyline in background	USS Ballard at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 5 Jan 1942; note submarines under construction, probably Wahoo and Whale	USS Milwaukee off the New York Navy Yard, United States, 7 Jan 1942

View of USS Milwaukee's forward superstructure, at New York Navy Yard, United States, 7 Jan 1942	Wasp off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States following overhaul, 8 Jan 1942	Lt George Welch and Lt Ken Taylor pose for a photograph after the ceremony at Wheeler Field, Hawaii, Jan 9, 1942 where each was presented with the Distinguished Service Cross for their actions on Dec 7, 1941.	San Diego in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 10 Jan 1942

The hull of what would become the escort carrier USS Bogue sliding down Way #1 at the Todd Shipyard, Tacoma, Washington, United States, 15 Jan 1942.	Broadside view of Biscayne in her original configuration with a large crane and clear fantail, Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Jan 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on tail	Port bow view of Biscayne in her original configuration with a large crane and clear fantail, Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Jan 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on tail	Port quarter view of Biscayne in her original configuration with a large crane and clear fantail, Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Jan 1942; note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on tail

Brigadier General Clarence Tinker and Colonel Willis Hale being sworn into their new, next higher ranks by Colonel Cheney Bertholf, Adjutant General of the 7th Air Force, Hickam Field, 21 Jan 1942.	A flight of three A-36A Mustang attack aircraft on a training flight near Savannah, Georgia, United States, 1942; the lead plane was destroyed in a landing accident 8 Jan 1943	A-36A Mustang aircraft on a training flight near Savannah, Georgia, United States, 1942; this plane was destroyed in a landing accident 8 Jan 1943	Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pier 7, Norfolk Operating Base, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 3 and SBC-4 Helldiver I’s from Bombing Squadron 8.

B-17E Fortress in flight over Puget Sound, Dec 1941; note Mount Rainier in background. On 5 Apr 1942 this bomber crashed into Mount Keahiakahoe on Oahu while returning from a patrol killing all 11 aboard.	Bow of USS North Carolina while the ship was at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, Feb 1942	Close-up view of USS North Carolina's superstructure while the ship was at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, Feb 1942; note 20mm Oerlikon cannon	Cruiser Juneau coming alongside a pier at the New York Navy Yard in Feb 1942 prior to her commissioning. Note her modified Measure 12 paint scheme.