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[Servicemen directing Douglas SBD Dauntless on deck of USS Chenango]
Photograph of two servicemen directing a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft on the deck of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.
Flag, Signal/2 LSO Paddles from USS Chenango, WWII
Pair of US Navy LSO paddles. Silver-tone metal handles with cut-out centers and metal outer frames. Bright pink and orange fabric strips attached vertically to center of paddle with thin metal wire, four double-sided fabric pieces per paddle. Depending on angle, paddle look either solid pink or solid orange.
[USS Chenango]
Photograph of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.
[USS Chenango]
Photograph of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945. Two men are visible sitting along the ship's edge on the left.
[Frank C. Leigh using signal paddles aboard USS Chenango]
Photograph of Frank C. Leigh using signal paddles aboard the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Lt. J.G. Frank C. Leigh, USNR. Flight deck officer/Hellcat pilot. USS Chenango, circa 1944/45. CVE-28."
[Frank C. Leigh using signal paddles aboard USS Chenango]
Photograph of Frank C. Leigh using signal paddles aboard the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1944-1945. Inscription: "Lt. J.G. Frank C. Leigh, USNR. Flight deck officer, USS Chenango, circa 1944/45, CVE-28."