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Captain Rice of the USS Gilbert Is and his wife at the ship's commissioning. |
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Capt. Rice reads the ship's orders. |
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Transferring a load of 500 lb bombs. |
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Working on a battle problem. |
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Shellback Day...the fun when you first cross the equator. |
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Pollywogs about to become Shellbacks. |
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Inspection by the Executive Officer. |
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The Captain inspects the ship. |
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#23 about to come over the catwalk edge! |
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F4U about to go ...the first catapault launch from the USS Gilbert Islands. |
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Amazing photo: F6F tailhook has come off. The Hellcat is just at the barrier, brakes hard-on and tires smoking. |
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The F6F flipped over at the barrier. Fortunately, Capt Sharpe was not hurt. |
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The moment of impact! Maj. Mueller survived this bad looking crash. |
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Capt Worlund's TBM makes a landing. |
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TBM stretches the landing wire. |
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Marine LSO Capt. Marshall Tutten at work. |
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Eddie is in still the plane. |
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A destroyer has rammed the Gilbert Islands. |
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Participating in the 'show of strength' over Formosa, Oct 1945. |
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After the battle ... shrine on Okinawa. |
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Another shrine at Naha, Okinawa. |
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The unique tombs on Okinawa. |
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VJ day is announced to the ship's crew. |
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Plaque honoring VMTB 143 at the Adm Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas |
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%20%20photos/Eddie's%20TBM%20crew.jpg "Eddie with his TBM crew.")
%20%20photos/commissioning.jpg "Captain Rice of the USS Gilbert Is and his wife at the ship's commissioning.")
%20%20photos/Capt%20%20reads%20orders.jpg "Capt. Rice reads the ship's orders.")
%20%20photos/cake%20cutting.jpg "Cutting the cake.")
%20%20photos/Worship_on_107.jpg "Sunday worship service.")
%20%20photos/50%20cal.jpg "Loading the ammo belts")
%20%20photos/bombs.jpg "Transferring a load of 500 lb bombs.")
%20%20photos/rockets.jpg "Assembling the rockets.")
%20%20photos/20%20mm.jpg "20mm AA practice.")
%20%20photos/40%20mm.jpg "40mm AA practice.")
%20%20photos/Battle%20problem.jpg "Working on a battle problem.")
%20%20photos/shellback%20day%20baby.jpg "Shellback Day...the fun when you first cross the equator.")
%20%20photos/shellback%20day%20band.jpg "Pollywogs about to become Shellbacks.")
%20%20photos/shellback%20day%20council.jpg "Shellback Day Council.")
%20%20photos/Exec%20Insp.jpg "Inspection by the Executive Officer.")
%20%20photos/Capt%20Insp.jpg "The Captain inspects the ship.")
%20%20photos/F4U%20at%20edge.jpg "#23 about to come over the catwalk edge!")
%20%20photos/F4U%20launch.jpg "F4U about to go ...the first catapault launch from the USS Gilbert Islands.")
%20%20photos/F6F%20barrier.jpg "Amazing photo: F6F tailhook has come off. The Hellcat is just at the barrier, brakes hard-on and tires smoking.")
%20%20photos/F6F%20flipped.jpg "The F6F flipped over at the barrier. Fortunately, Capt Sharpe was not hurt.")
%20%20photos/F4U%20crash.jpg "The moment of impact! Maj. Mueller survived this bad looking crash.")
%20%20photos/TBM%20landing2.jpg "Capt Worlund's TBM makes a landing.")
%20%20photos/TBM%20in%20barrier.jpg "TBM stretches the landing wire.")
%20%20photos/LSO.jpg "Marine LSO Capt. Marshall Tutten at work.")
%20%20photos/in%20catwalk.jpg "Eddie is in still the plane.")
%20%20photos/rammed.jpg "A destroyer has rammed the Gilbert Islands.")
%20%20photos/Formosa.jpg "Participating in the 'show of strength' over Formosa, Oct 1945.")
%20%20photos/Naha%20Shrine%202.jpg "After the battle ... shrine on Okinawa.")
%20%20photos/Naha%20Shrine.jpg "Another shrine at Naha, Okinawa.")
%20%20photos/Naha%20Tomb.jpg "The unique tombs on Okinawa.")
%20%20photos/VJ-day.jpg "VJ day is announced to the ship's crew.")
%20%20photos/chaplain.jpg "A prayer on VJ-day.")
%20%20photos/plaque.jpg "Plaque honoring VMTB 143 at the Adm Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas")