Belleau Wood Photographs | World War II Database


Belleau Wood in the Delaware River off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 1 of 2	Belleau Wood in the Delaware River off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 Apr 1943, photo 2 of 2; note location of SK, SC, and SG radar and YE aircraft homing beacon antennas	Aerial view straight down onto Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, 18 Aug 1943.	Belleau Wood entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 22 Dec 1943

Belleau Wood underway in the Pacific Ocean about to enter Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 22 Dec 1943	Tracer rounds within intensive anti-aircraft fire from the Light Carrier USS Belleau Wood aimed at a Japanese G4M “Betty” bomber attacking at wave-top level off the Mariana Islands, 22 Feb 1944	A Japanese aircraft crashed into the sea near carrier Belleau Wood in the Mariana Islands, 23 Feb 1944; photo taken from USS Essex	Carriers Belleau Wood and Franklin afire after being hit by suicide aircraft, off Samar, Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944

Fantail of USS Belleau Wood burning after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944	Firefighters of Belleau Wood fighting flames caused by a special attack aircraft, in the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note TBM Avenger aircraft on flight deck and Franklin burning in distance. Photo 1 of 2	Firefighters of Belleau Wood fighting flames caused by a special attack aircraft, in the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note TBM Avenger aircraft on flight deck and Franklin burning in distance. Photo 2 of 2	Major fires on the fantail of USS Belleau Wood were finally extinguished about three hours after being struck by a special attack aircraft, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944

Mugford escorted carriers Belleau Wood and Franklin, both damaged by special attack aircraft, off Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944; note Mugford's midships 20mm gun crews	USS Belleau Wood after fires were put out and damaged aircraft were jettisoned after being struck by a special attack aircraft earlier in the day, off the Philippine Islands, 30 Oct 1944. Note hole in flight deck	As seen from the flight deck of the USS Hancock near the No. 1 5-inch mount, sailors look at the nearby carriers Intrepid, Cabot, and Belleau Wood while anchored at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 9 Nov 1944.	With her deck loaded with aircraft, Light Carrier USS Belleau Wood riding at anchor off Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 19 Jan 1945

US Navy Lieutenant (jg) Walter Wujcik bringing an aircraft down for landing aboard carrier Belleau Wood, circa 1945	US Navy Seamen 1st Class A. D. Allison and J. W. Roberts reading a letter on Belleau Wood's flight deck next to a F6F Hellcat fighter, circa 1945	View from the island of USS Hornet (Essex-class) looking aft and leading the USS Bonne Homme Richard, USS Belleau Wood, and USS San Jacinto during gunnery exercises, 12 Jun 1945 off the Philippines.	French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau moving to Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, United States for aircraft loading, Dec 1953; note New Jersey, Albany, and Casa Grande in background