USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway on 5 January 1945 (80-G-301306)
Summary
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Wake Island (CVE-65) underway with task group 77.4, en route to the Lingayen Gulf landings, 5 January 1945. Note the high frequency direction finder (HFDF) antenna atop her small foremast. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A. Photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93).
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united states
naval history
naval history and heritage command
black and white photographs in the 1940 s
black and white photographs of seas
black and white photographs of ships of world war ii
camouflage design 10 a
pacific war in january 1945
uss wake island cve 65
united states navy in 1945
watercraft photographed in 1945
ultra high resolution
high resolution
uss makin island
Date
05/01/1945
Source
Naval History and Heritage Command
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