Keywords: Bridge off USS Wasp (CV-7), August 1942.jpg Scene on the port bridge wing of the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp 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 Wasp Air Group who is making his report to RAdm Noyes Note Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless 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 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g10000/g16864c htm 80-G-16864 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-08-07 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Wasp CV-7 Guadalcanal Campaign Douglas SBD Dauntless Forrest Sherman Soft flight helmets |