WORLD WAR II ORIGINAL 8X10 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH RELEASED BY THE U.S. NAVY.

THE PRESS RELEASE INFORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE
PHOTOGRAPH READS, IN PART:

JANUARY 11, 1943
LIFE ABOARD A U.S. LIGHT CRUISER

SWIFT, SLEEK, U.S. NAVY LIGHT CRUISERS ARE PLAYING A BIG ROLE IN WORLD WAR II, AS BATTLE ACCOUNTS OF THE PAST YEAR SHOW.  THEY MAKE UP PART OF THE SCREENING UNITS OF A TASK FORCE, THEY PROVIDE CONVOY PROTECTION FOR MERCHANT SHIPS, AND THEIR 6-INCH GUNS HAVE GIVEN AN EXCELLENT ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES IN ACTION WITH HEAVIER ENEMY UNITS.  IN THIS SERIES OF 13, PICTURES, THE U.S. NAVY GIVES A BRIEF GLIMPSE INTO LIFE ABOARD ONE OF THESE TERRIERS OF THE FLEET.

ICE CREAM WAITING LINE - ICE CREAM IS THE SAILOR'S FAVORITE DISH, SO THERE'S ALWAYS A LONG LINE BEFORE THE SHIP'S SERVICE COUNTER.  HERE A CLERK HANDS OUT CHITS, WITH WHICH THE SEAMEN CAN BY THEIR "GEDUNKS".

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN ORIGINAL CONDITION AND THERE MAY BE
SOME AGING AND CREASING

QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK

WE ARE HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING OF PHOTOGRAPHS