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1. Squadron sign Squadron sign A close-up of the VMB-613's squadron insignia that hung outside the Officers' Club in the squadron area on Kwajalein. The squadron insignia on the sign was designed by the squadron Utilities Officer, First...
2. Shipping lane patrol Shipping lane patrol A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.
3. Shipping lane patrol Shipping lane patrol A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.
4. Shipping lane patrol Shipping lane patrol A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.
5. Shipping lane patrol Shipping lane patrol A convoy sailing near Eniwetok with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.
6. Shipping lane patrol Shipping lane patrol A convoy sails under the watchful eyes of three of VMB-613's crews. These patrols of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.
7. Red Cross unit Red Cross unit A Red Cross unit provided squadron members with doughnuts and refreshments at least once a week. They were located across Ocean Road near VMB-613's Officers Club.
8. Cleaning the cannon Cleaning the cannon Aircraft armorer, Master Technical Sergeant Lloyd M. Staggs, "punches" the bore of the 75mm cannon on one of the squadron's aircraft.
9. Cleaning the cannon Cleaning the cannon An unidentified squadron member “punches” the bore of the cannon on one of the squadron’s aircraft called Flaming Fury.
10. Trojans Trojans Another view of the 1945 Kwajalein softball championship team.
11. Fleet Marine Theatre Fleet Marine Theatre As dusk approached, the Marines of VMB-613 would be called to the Fleet Marine Theatre in the squadron's recreation area with strains of Doris Day singing Sentimental Journey. The Fleet Marine Theatre...
12. Dental examination Dental examination Assisted by Hospital Apprentice First Class Willis A. Roose, Lieutenant George J. Biedermann performs a dental examination on one of the squadron's Marines.
13. Arsenic and old lace Arsenic and old lace Boris Karloff visits with VMB-613 during one of a number of USO tours that performed for the men on Kwajalein in 1945. Karloff and his troupe performed "Arsenic and Old Lace."
14. Officers' Club Officers’ Club Caterer Lieutenant McMillin standing behind the table with his hands resting on the table full of food on the opening day of officers’ Club.
15. Baseball team Baseball team Coached by First Lieutenant William R. Hancock, "Nevils' Devils" placed second during the 1945 Island Baseball Championship. Front Row (L-R) Corporal Stanley V. Burek, Corporal Andrew Stepen, Technical...
16. Squadron members at the sea Squadron members at the sea Corporal Edmund E. Zitkus and Sergeant Francis J. Boleslanski standing in the sea washing something.
17. Electric generator Electric generator Electricity throughout the squadron area was provided by a diesel-powered generator.
18. Rogers-Noble crew Rogers-Noble crew First Lieutenant Edward A. Rogers, Second Lieutenant Oran W. Noble, Staff Sergeant Robert E.P. Cherry, Technical Sergeant Eugene A. Peterson, and Private First Class Frank J. Kos.
19. Hunt-Griffith crew Hunt-Griffith crew First Lieutenant Ernest L. Hunt, Second Lieutenant Harold D. Griffith, Private William M. Farley (not in photograph), Sergeant Joe J. Yakawich, Sergeant Thomas J. Lahart, Staff Sergeant Donald R. Taft,...
20. Amber-Spicer crew Amber-Spicer crew First Lieutenant Eugene L Amber, First Lieutenant Richard G. Spicer, Technical Sergeant Clifford P. Alexander, Sergeant Edward R. Bott, Corporal Robert W. Penman, Sergeant Charles N. Cannato, and Sergeant...
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