The crew of the USS Paul G. Baker lounges and performs maintenance during a peaceful day at sea, 1944. This image is rare among photos of US warships during WWII, as a sailor’s snapshot, it is far more candid than what would have generally been passed by the censors for publication. [2350×1787]

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Three members of the Asano Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1944, China. [485×706]. Some White (Tsarist) Russians, and their descendants living in Manchuria/Manchukuo since the 1920s, joined the Japanese Army when it invaded Northern China. »

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OpanaPointer

Is that a breeches buoy on the main deck below the stack?
buck45osu

Dont know which, but I’m pretty sure it’s a New Orleans class behind her.
flankie2

Sailors snap shot from a plane?

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