TBM/TBF Avenger torpedo bombers sit parked on the flight deck of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) while an anti-aircraft gun crew stands ready at their station in the foreground. A Casablanca-class escort carrier, Petrof Bay supported amphibious operations across the Pacific and survived a kamikaze strike off the Philippines in late 1944. This photograph captures the routine vigilance and close quarters of life aboard a 'jeep carrier' during the height of the Pacific War. Project: 218455