The Snapshots in Time Collection
Verso Caption Card of Official U.S. Navy Photograph No. 474, U.S.S. Petrof Bay (CVE-80), April 16, 1945, Confidential
The verso of this official U.S. Navy photograph carries its complete archival record: photo number 474, dated April 16, 1945, taken aboard the escort carrier U.S.S. Petrof Bay (CVE-80) for the ship's Air Department, and stamped Confidential. Photographs documenting carrier air operations were often classified during wartime to protect operational details from disclosure. Project: 218487