Post them if you got em'

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Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in the Philippines area. The carriers are (from front to back): USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14).

[Blooz]

Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey and Wisconsin

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U.S. soldier pausing for a break while sitting on an unexploded 16 inch naval shell, at Saipan 1944.

[Denholm]

Aftermath of War. Soldier returns to Frankfurt.

[phatzo]

Japanese attack on Darwin 19th Feb 1942

[Serenity]

Mitchell's proof-of-concept

[WMLute]

One of the best collections of WW2 pictures I have found on the internet is HERE.  (64 pages.  some REALLY good stuff)

The thread is in a Safe For Work section but be advised there are many NSFW areas on this Forum.

(there is also a chance that some of the Signatures of the Posters in that thread are NSFW)

[RufusLeaking]

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Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in the Philippines area. The carriers are (from front to back): USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14).

My dad was on the Hornet on that date.  Good stuff.

[Saxman]

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U.S. soldier pausing for a break while sitting on an unexploded 16 inch naval shell, at Saipan 1944.

Wow, THAT's a great seat.