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Preparing a depth bomb
Preparing a depth bomb
TitlePreparing a depth bomb
CreatorThorpe, Clell [photographer]
DescriptionUnder the supervision of Technical Sergeant Oscar L. Robinson, VMB-613 armorers install hydrostatic and contact fuzes onto a depth bomb prior to loading it onto an aircraft. The engine of the aircraft can be seen in the background of the photograph.
InscriptionBomb crew. T/SGT. Robinson, N.C.O.
Genreblack-and-white photographs
Subject (Name)United States. Marine Corps. Bombing Squadron 613
Subject.Topical (AAT)military personnel
armorers
bombs
Subject (Geographic)Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands)
Original CollectionClell Thorpe World War II Photographs, 1941-1960 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=259
Original Item LocationID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 3
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Digital CollectionMarine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs
File namevmb006
Digital Collection URLreformatted digital