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World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Frank H. Presley, taken at Guadalcanal. 1LT Presley is an ace pilot and is credited with 6 kills. His hometown is Encinitas, California (CA)

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Don H. Fisher, taken at Russell Islands, October 15, 1943. 1LT Fisher is a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214)"Black Sheep"and is credited with 2 kills. His home is 2301 Southwest 23rd St, Miami, Florida. (Substandard image)

World War II (WWII) era photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) John F. Bolt, Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214)"Black Sheep"taken at Vella La Vella, December 5, 1943 as he stands in front of a USMC F4U"CORSAIR"aircraft. 1LT Bolt is an Ace Pilot credited with 6 kills. His hometown is Sanford, Florida

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert M. Hanson, Marine Fighter Squadron 215 (VMF-215) "Flying Corsairs" taken at Bougainville, January 28,1944. 1LT Hanson was awarded the Medal of Honor and is an Ace Pilot credited with 25 kills. His home is 31 Brooks Avenue, Newtonville, Massachusetts

World War II (WWII) era photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Sheldon O. Hall, standing next to a US Navy (USN) F4U"CORSAIR"aircraft at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1943. 1LT Hall is an Ace Pilot credited with 6 kills. His hometown is Ottawa, Ohio. (Exact date shot unknown)

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert W. McClurg, taken at Russell Islands, October 15, 1943. 1LT McClurg is a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214) "Black Sheep" and is credited with 7 kills

Flight deck crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LPH-2) take a break as they watch U.S. and Spanish ships perform maneuvering exercises. The ships are taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81

Sailors monitor instrument consoles in an engineering space aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as preparations are made to shut down one of the ship's boilers for maintenance. The SAIPAN steamed at flank speed for a week to be on station off the coast of Liberia for OPERATION SHARP EDGE

Engineering personnel aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) monitor the status of the ship's No. 1 boiler. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Marines on the grounds of the US Embassy sandbag a position near the compound's perimeter. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Artwork: "PFC Charles Keniny," Saipan, World War II- Artist: Robert Benney