Prior to the invasion of Southern France, U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 74 (VF-74) are parked on the deck of the escort carrier USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69), August 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Hellcats on USS Kasaan Bay

December 3, 2013

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Prior to the invasion of Southern France, U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 74 (VF-74) are parked on the deck of the escort carrier USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69), August 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Prior to the invasion of Southern France, U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 74 (VF-74) are parked on the deck of the escort carrier USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69), August 1944. (U.S. Navy Photograph.) — (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Maintenance work on the F6F Hellcat "Minsi II" on board the USS Essex off the coast of Saipan, July 1944. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Hellcat “Minsi II”

The nose of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Howling Wolf, looms over Frank, the group mascot at an air base in southern Italy. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

B-24 “Howling Wolf”

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