The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Photograph Caption Sheet, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), 16 April 1945
This administrative caption sheet accompanied an official U.S. Navy photograph taken aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) on April 16, 1945. Prepared for the ship's Air Department and stamped 'Confidential' by order of the Bureau of Aeronautics, it reflects the careful documentation and security controls applied to wartime naval photography. Project: 218467