Edward Steichen photography.
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Lieutenant (j.g.) H. Blake Moranville, USNR. Napping in Fighter Squadron 11’s ready room on USS Hornet (CV-12) in company with VF-11’s macot dog, circa January 1945. He was shot down while strafing Saigon airport, French Indochina, on January 12, 1945. Captured by local French authorities, he ultimately escaped to China. Photographed by Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-469326.
Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/prior-exhibits/1988/steichen-image-portrait-wwii.html

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