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Navy Bakers Preparing Bread Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), World War II

Navy Bakers Preparing Bread Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), World War II

Sailors aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) prepare bread in the ship's bakery during World War II. Feeding hundreds of crew members each day required round-the-clock work from Navy bakers, an essential but often unheralded job aboard every fighting ship. Project: 218449