The reverse of this official U.S. Navy photograph, dated December 18, 1944, identifies the image as having been taken aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), depicting a pilot and life raft near the ship's stern. Stamped 'Confidential' and restricted from publication by order of the Bureau of Aeronautics, such caption cards were standard Navy practice for tracking and controlling wartime photographic records. Project: 218487