The reverse of this official U.S. Navy photograph identifies it as image No. 732, made for the Air Department of the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) on August 21, 1945 - just days after Japan's surrender ended World War II. The Bureau of Aeronautics stamp restricting the photo from publication reflects standard wartime security practice for official Navy imagery, even as combat operations were drawing to a close. Project: 218487