Supermarine Spitfire lands on the deck of aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hancock
Gift in Memory of William G. Harrach
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Photograph. Supermarine Spitfire of British Commonwealth forces, most likely Britain's Royal Naval air force, modified with a new exterior paint job lands on the deck of the Essex-class aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hancock. Pacific Islands. No date
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1944
1945
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Items from the service of William Galen Harrach, who was born in Holyoke, Colorado on May 6, 1927. He enlisted in the US Navy on August 26, 1944 and served aboard the USS Hancock as a Photographer's Mate in the Pacific Theatre. Collection includes over 175 photographs.