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[Navy servicemen boarding ship's tender]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen boarding a ship's tender as others watch from the deck, circa 1941-1942. Inscription on verso: "The American sailors going over the side headed for home. Lucky devils."
[Remi Charles O'Connor in flight gear seated on wing of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of Remi Charles O'Connor in flight gear seated on the wing of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft, February 1944. Inscription on verso: "Remi & F4U. Feb. 1944."
[Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in uniform]
Hand-tinted photographic portrait of brothers Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in their military uniforms (U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Navy, respectively), circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "Lewis Paul Bowers. Army Air Corps. WWII. Harold Eugene Bowers. Navy. 1938-1942."
[Servicemen jumping into water as part of line-crossing ceremony]
Photograph of American servicemen, likely members of the American Volunteer Group or U.S. Navy, jumping into water as part of a line-crossing ceremony onboard ship, circa 1941-1942. Inscription on verso: "Part of the ceremony crossing the line. The lads in the water are waiting to push the fellow coming in under the water. You can see part of the royal family in the background."
[Servicemen participating in line-crossing ceremony]
Photograph of American servicemen, likely members of the American Volunteer Group or U.S. Navy, participating in a line-crossing ceremony onboard ship, circa 1941-1942. Inscription on verso: "Another picture of the ceremony crossing the line. You can see the royal queen and the royal baby."
[General Motors TBM, Grumman F6F, and Vought F4U in flight]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger, a Grumman F6F Hellcat, and a Vought F4U Corsair in flight over water, circa 1940s-1950s. The caption notes that the planes belong to Utility Squadron 7 (VU-7) of the United States Navy.Typed caption in margin: "TMB – F6F – F4U."Typed caption on verso: "Utility Squadron Seven."