British Spitfire on deck of USS Hancock

Gift in Memory of William G. Harrach
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Photograph. British Royal Navy Spitfire Mk VC modified with white paint over the red center spots, sits on the U.S.S. Hancock aircraft carrier. 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.
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Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean