Photo #: NH 50945
Marshalls Islands Raid, 1 February 1942
Lieutenant Wilson R. Bartlett, Senior Aviator of USS Chester
(CA-27), walks forward on the cruiser's well deck to make his
report, after returning from a flight spotting gunfire for the
ship's bombardment of Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll.
In the background is damage from the bomb hit sustained during
a Japanese air attack at 0820 hrs. Also visible are the port
wingtips of one of a SOC "Seagull" aircraft, with the
open hangar beyond. The ship's port catapult "silo"
is at right, dented by the bomb's blast.
Note the pilot's uniform, "Mae West" life vest, binoculars
and plotting board.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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