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Keywords: people monochrome groupshot blackandwhite black and white 80-G-700016. Fighter Squadron Nine (VF-9) Aces. Pose with a sign signifying their fifty victories over Japanese aircraft. Probably taken on board USS Yorktown (CV-10) at the end of the squadron's combat zone tour, circa Spring 1945. Aviators shown are (left to right): Lieutenant Harris E. Mitchell, USN, (10 Victories) Lieutenant Junior Grade Clinton L. Smith, USN, (6 Victories) Lieutenant James B. French, USN, (11 Victories) Lieutenant Eugene A. Valencia, USN, (23 Victories) Note VF-9 Insignia on their flight jackets. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives. 80-G-700016. Fighter Squadron Nine (VF-9) Aces. Pose with a sign signifying their fifty victories over Japanese aircraft. Probably taken on board USS Yorktown (CV-10) at the end of the squadron's combat zone tour, circa Spring 1945. Aviators shown are (left to right): Lieutenant Harris E. Mitchell, USN, (10 Victories) Lieutenant Junior Grade Clinton L. Smith, USN, (6 Victories) Lieutenant James B. French, USN, (11 Victories) Lieutenant Eugene A. Valencia, USN, (23 Victories) Note VF-9 Insignia on their flight jackets. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives.
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