The Conquering Tide (108 page)

Hangar deck of the
Yorktown
(CV-10), circa October–December 1943. Ordnancemen are working on bombs among several parked F6F Hellcats. In the background, a movie is being screened for their shipmates.
U.S. National Archives.

A Hellcat prepares to launch from the
Yorktown
during Operation
GALVANIC
, November 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

A Hellcat crash-lands on the
Enterprise
during Operation
GALVANIC
, November 1943.
U.S. National Archives.

Combat Information Center (CIC) of the
Lexington
(CV-16) during a carrier raid on Japanese bases in the central Pacific, November 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

Lexington
Hellcat pilots (VF-16) are briefed by the squadron's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Paul D. Buie, during Operation
GALVANIC
, November 1943.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

VF-16 pilots exult after massacring a formation of enemy planes headed for Tarawa, November 23, 1943. Fourth from right is Lieutenant (jg) Ralph Hanks, who has just become an “ace in a day” by shooting down five Zeros in one flight.
U.S. National Archives.

Crewmen catch up on their sleep during a lull in the action. Photo taken on the flight deck of the
Lexington
during Operation
GALVANIC
, November 1943.
U.S. National Archives.

A wounded aviator is lifted from his aircraft after returning to the
Saratoga
(CV-3) from a raid on Rabaul, November 1943.
U.S. National Archives.

Soldiers of the army's 7th Infantry Division attack a Japanese blockhouse on Kwajalein Island, February 4, 1944.
U.S. National Archives.

Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (center) and Admiral Nimitz (right) tour Kwajalein on February 5, 1944. They are accompanied by a brigadier general (left).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

“The thousand-yard stare.” A combat-weary marine is hoisted aboard a transport in Eniwetok Lagoon in the Marshall Islands.
U.S. National Archives.

Troops of the 163rd Infantry Regiment storm the beach on Wadke Island, Dutch New Guinea.
U.S. National Archives.