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Seaman 1st Class Elmer Alfred Bishop, U.S.N.R. Collection |
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An B-25 Mitchell bomber under repair at Majuro Atoll. |
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A hut on Majuro Atoll. |
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| February 1944: Sailors swimming at Majuro Atoll. |
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| Bath tub at Majuro Atoll. Bulkhead stops about 18" above bottom of tub which is duplicated on the other side of bulkhead. This is the officers side. Enlisted men bathed in the same water on the other side. |
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A shore bombardment at an unidentified location seen from USS New Mexico BB-40. |
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A shore bombardment at an unidentified location seen from USS New Mexico BB-40. |
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A shore bombardment at an unidentified location seen from USS New Mexico BB-40. |
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Bombardment of an atoll in the Marshall Islands. |
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Sunken Japanese barge on a Marshall atoll. |
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March 1944: The Governor General of Australia Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie inspects USS New Mexico BB-40 at Sydney, Australia. |
(All photos from the collection of Seaman 1st Class Elmer Alfred Bishop, USNR) |
This collection was provided to MaritimeQuest by a contributor who wishes to remain antonymous. We have attempted to present the photos in chronological order with the information provided, however some of the photos may be out of order as there was a lack of information about the collection. As of Apr. 2015 Mr. Bishop, now 94, is living in Bellevue, Washington. Please note there are a number of graphic photos of Japanese war dead, if such pictures would be disturbing to you do not continue through this photo gallery. |
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