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At the Yokosuka-Navy-Corps to which the education of the Japanese navy growing generation has to attend, prevails strict...

At the Yokosuka-Navy-Corps to which the education of the Japanese navy growing generation has to attend, prevails strict and many-sided service. NI 1747

Deken U.S. NAVY

Een wollen beige deken met twee blauwe banen en tweemaal geborduurd met blauw garen: "U.S. NAVY". Na de internering kreeg het gezin Grijns deze deken van de Amerikaanse Marine. In een hoek is een wit katoenen merkje genaaid waarop met rood garen is geborduurd: "Grijns-Smit".

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Commander-in-Chief of Japanese Navy.

Commander-in-Chief of Japanese Navy. Vice-Admiral Sankichi Takahashi, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Navy, specially posed for this picture on his flagship "Yamashiro", at Yokosuka Naval Station, Kanagawa Prefecture, when the Admiral took charge as the commander for the first time with the completion of the re-equipment works for the flagship. The Admiral has been taking the responsibility for the national defence ...

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Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy. Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy, who commanded U.S.

Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy. Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy, who commanded U.S. amphibious operations which led to the capture of the strategic Gilbert Islands of the South Pacific, is pictured at his headquarters somewhere in the Pacific (January, 1944). Admiral Turner also was in command of the first American landings in the Solomon Islands which resulted in the capture of Guadalcanal ...

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Nederlans Indië. Royal Netherlands Navy rushing overland.

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U.S. NAVY DIVE BOMBER OVER THE PACIFIC A rugged U.S.

U.S. NAVY DIVE BOMBER OVER THE PACIFIC A rugged U.S. Navy dauntless dive bomber roars past a Pacific island on a mission against the Japanese. Carrying 1,000 pounds of bombs, the heavily armed dive bomber has a range of approximately 1,000 miles and a top speed of more than 250 miles per hour. Dauntless planes have played an important part in attacks on enemy shipping in the Pacific.

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Hollandia. U.S. Navy store houses. NI 4958

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U.S. Navy carrier-based planes bomb Okinawa.

U.S. Navy carrier-based planes bomb Okinawa. Smoke billows high above Japanese installations on Okinawa, Japanese Ryukyus (Loochoos) island base 362 miles (579 km.) from Japan prior to the March 31, 1945, landings by U.S. Tenth Army troops. A heavy pre-invasion bombing and strafing by more than 1,500 U.S. naval aircraft, plus a naval bombardement of more than 5,000 tons of shells, on the Japanese defenses preceded U.S. ...

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Bombs from U.S. navy planes blast Formosa.

Bombs from U.S. navy planes blast Formosa. Bombs from U.S.carrier-based planes explode on warehouses and industrial sheds in Kagi, Formosa, during one of three U.S. Third Fleet attacks on the Japanese-held island during the week of Oct. 9-15. Also his in the week-long assault against Japan's innermost defences were the Tyukyu Islands; Luzon; in the northern Philippines; and the Pescadores, near Formosa. In addition to ...

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Hollandia. U.S. Navy store houses. NI 4957

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London man with Indian navy in the far east. Lieutenant W.G.

London man with Indian navy in the far east. Lieutenant W.G. Barton Rinvr., of Wembley London, with a Japanese sword taken when his assault landing craft captured a boatlond of the enemy fleeting from Ramree Island. NI 9280

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U.S. submarine rescues downed navy flyers. A U.S.

U.S. submarine rescues downed navy flyers. A U.S. Pacific fleet submarine rescues the crew of a Navy plane that was downed in the East China Sea. The men wait aboard their rubber raft. On June 20, 1945, the U.S. Navy announced that its submarines had sunk 1,153 Japanes ships since th eoutbreak of the war, Dec 7, 1941. Of this total, representing well over four and one-half million tons, 167 ships had been sunk during 1945.

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Royal Netherlands Navy. Indonesian mechanic work on a lathe of the S.S.

Royal Netherlands Navy. Indonesian mechanic work on a lathe of the S.S. "Soerabaya", supply and repair ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. NI 314

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Japanese ships caught in web of U.S. Navy bombs.

Japanese ships caught in web of U.S. Navy bombs. A flaming Japanese aircraft carrier of the Shokaku class (center) careens to avoid more damaging hits by U.S. Navy bombs while two enemy destroyers swerve to escape damage on June 19, 1944, the second day of the naval Battle of the Eastern Philippines when the enemy suffered the greatest loss over inflicted in a single ocean engagement. The blazing carrier was one of the ...

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The Royal Netherlands Navy reconditions a submarine chaser, Ambon, november, 1945.

The Royal Netherlands Navy reconditions a submarine chaser, Ambon, november, 1945. The submarine chaser undergoes the initial phase of her overhauling. Ambonese ex-R.N.N. men who are ratings under Lieut. Serie are reconditioning her

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U.S. Navy Bombers destroy Japanese planes on new Guinea.

U.S. Navy Bombers destroy Japanese planes on new Guinea. Shattered Japanese planes litter the big airdrome at Hollandia, on the northern coast of Dutch New Guinea, after U.S. Navy bombers attecked the base in support of U.S. troops, aided by planes and surface units of a powerful U.S. Navy task force, swept to victory in five days, capturing this airfield on April 26. Other American forces landed simultaneously at Tanahmera ...

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U.S. Navy carrier-based planes blast Tokyo industrial targets. U.S.

U.S. Navy carrier-based planes blast Tokyo industrial targets. U.S. Navy carrier-based planes blast military and industrial targets in Tokyo area on February 16, 1945, during a two-day attack on the enemy capital. During this first carrier-based assault on the Tokyo are, 509 Japanese planes were destroyed, 150 were damaged and 14 Japanese ships, including three warships, were sunk. Although 49 U.S. planes were lost, no ...

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U.S. Navy Seabees work and fight. Big bulldozers, driven by U.S.

U.S. Navy Seabees work and fight. Big bulldozers, driven by U.S. Navy Seabees, level off the ground on Adak Island during the construction of a small boat landing. Adak, well supplied with the men and materials of war, is the base from which damaging bombing raids were made on Kiska before the Japanese moved out and the Allies moved in.

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Japan's strong right arm. Japanese Navy seen recently while carrying out manoeuvres. NI 1800

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Nederlandse militair poseert met Schotse vrouwen in dienst voor het Navy, Army and Airforce Institute (NAAFI) -

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Gezicht op Hollandia met U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Headquarters. Links het Sentani-vliegveld.

Gezicht op Hollandia met U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Headquarters. Links het Sentani-vliegveld. Op de achterdgrond het Cycloopgebergte, Nieuw Guinea

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Hollandia 1944. 2 seamen of the Royal Netherlands Navy. P.O.

Hollandia 1944. 2 seamen of the Royal Netherlands Navy. P.O. Mandagi points out in map the position where his ship was bombed to Able Seaman Montalalu. NI 4865

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Two soldiers of the Netherlands Navy turned "horse marines" in Java.

Two soldiers of the Netherlands Navy turned "horse marines" in Java. Riding the East Indies while on shore leave is a favorite sport of the Dutch "gabs". The turbanded native is braking his mount with his feet. NI 361

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U.S. Navy dive bombers guard Allied convoy. U.S.

U.S. Navy dive bombers guard Allied convoy. U.S. Navy Dauntless dive bombers on the flight deck of an escort carrier helping protect an Allied convoy stand ready to take off in quest of enemy submarines. Planes from escort carriers have played a major part in Allied successes against Japanese shipping in the Pacific.

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BATTLESHIPS OF THE U.S. NAVY PLOW THROUGH THE PACIFIC. Four U.S.

BATTLESHIPS OF THE U.S. NAVY PLOW THROUGH THE PACIFIC. Four U.S. Navy battleships smash across the Pacific on a mission against the enemy. Massive in their armor and terrible in their concentrated firepower, these ships are among those which have dealt punishing blows to the Japanese stolen empire and to the elusive Japanese Navy. In the foreground fighter planes and dive bombers are spotted on the deck of the first line ...

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Religious services held on U.S. Navy submarine. Crew members of a U.S.

Religious services held on U.S. Navy submarine. Crew members of a U.S. Navy submarine attend religious services before starting on a war patrol in enemy waters. U.S. submarine assault against Japanese shipping in the period between December 7, 1941, and May 8, 1945, resulted in the sinking of more than four and a half million tons, and by June1, 1945, a total of 1,142 Japanese vessels had been sunk. U.S. President Harry ...