Scene on the port bridge wing of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Wasp</i> (CV-7), during operations off Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. Among those present are (from left to right, in the right center) Commander D.F. Smith (hatless); Captain Forrest P. Sherman, Commanding Officer (wearing helmet); Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, Commander Task Group 61.1 (facing camera); and Lieutenant Commander Wallace M. Beakley, Commander <i>Wasp</i> Air Group, who is making his report to RAdm. Noyes. Note Douglas SBD-3 <i>Dauntless</i> scout bombers (one with a rather small national star painted on its fuselage) on the flight deck and .30 caliber machine gun mounted on the bridge bulwark.
U.S. Navy
1942-08-07
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g10000/g16864c.htm">80-G-16864</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>