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Photo #: NH 95570 USS Yorktown (CV-5) Parade on the flight deck, 10 April 1942, during the "Yorktown Jamboree". Following the ship's band, Marines with M-1 ("Garand") rifles and fixed bayonets guard the "Big T-Bone Steak ... the only one in captivity" that was one feature of this celebration. At the extreme right is the tail of a F4F-3 "Wildcat" fighter (Bureau # 3999) that had been transferred to Fighting Squadron 42 (VF-42) from Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2) in March 1942. Note Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) SBD-3 aircraft parked in the background and volleyball net in upper center. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, 1984. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 149KB; 740 x 625 pixels

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1 April 1999