Belleau Wood in the Delaware River, off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, on 18 April 1943.

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USS Belleau Wood in the Delaware river off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 18 April 1943. This view has been marked to identify SK, SC and SG radar and YE aircraft homing beacon antennas.

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) underway on 22 December 1943.

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) underway on 22 December 1943.

French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau, formerly USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), is moved to a berth at the Norfolk Naval Base to load aircraft in December 1953, shortly before her departure for France. Among the ships in the background are USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS Albany (CA-123) and USS Casa Grande (LSD-13).

French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau, formerly USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), is shown her after her transfer. Notice that she operates in her US configuration.

A Japanese bomber explodes as it crashes into the sea near USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), during an attack on Task Group 58.2 off the Mariana Islands, 23 February 1944. Photographed from USS Essex (CV-9) during the Carrier Raids on the Marianas.

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) burning aft after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off the Philippines on 30 October 1944. Flight deck crewmen are moving undamaged TBM torpedo planes away from the flames as others fight the fires. USS Franklin (CV-13), also hit during this Kamikaze attack, is afire in the distance.

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) burning aft after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off the Philippines on 30 October 1944. This picture has the same description as one above.

Landing Signal Officer, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Walter F. Wujcik, bringing in a plane, circa 1945.

Seaman 1st Class A.D. Allison and Seaman 1st Class J.W. Roberts reading a letter on the carrier's flight deck, circa 1945. A F6F "Hellcat" fighter is behind them.

Aircraft from the Belleau Wood and other carriers participate in the flyover of the USS Missouri on 2 September, 1945 at Tokyo Bay.