Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs

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File	Title	Creator	Date	Language	Description	Subject	Place	Genre	Type	Collection	Identifier	Rights
vmb050.jpg	Acting assistant quartermaster	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Joseph Lupinos (seated), and Technical Sergeant Ezra M. Nadleman. Inscription on front: "Quartermaster Dept. T/SGT. Naoelman LT. Lupinos"	Marines Quartermasters Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 25	In Copyright
vmb001.jpg	Administration	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Major George H. Abrams, First Lieutenant Arthur H. Navarre, and Technical Sergeant Francis M. Jordan. Back Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant George S. Tompkins, Sergeant Conas S. Roberts, Staff Sergeant Howard N. Odoms, and Staff Sergeant Wendell H. Wood. Inscription on front: "Administration: Seated: SGT.Maj. Abrams, LT. Navarre. Aoj., T/SGT. Jordan" Rear: SGTS. Tompkins, Robinson, Odoms, Woods.	Marines Administration Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 1	In Copyright
vmb098.jpg	Allen-Simmons crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant George L.F. Allen, First Lieutenant Albert W. Simmons, First Lieutenant Clayton R. Erickson, Sergeant Lester Robinson, Sergeant James H. Cullom, Staff Sergeant Richard S. Riggle, and Sergeant Charles R. Kingen.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 50	In Copyright
vmb089.jpg	Amber-Spicer crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Eugene L Amber, First Lieutenant Richard G. Spicer, Technical Sergeant Clifford P. Alexander, Sergeant Edward R. Bott, Corporal Robert W. Penman, Sergeant Charles N. Cannato, and Sergeant William J. Schmidt.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 45	In Copyright
vmb002.jpg	Bakery	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Two unidentified Marines of VMB-613 at work in the squadron's bakery. The ovens are clearly visible in the background of the photograph. Inscription on front: "Bake shop, 613."	Military life Marines Bakeries Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 1	In Copyright
vmb003.jpg	Barber shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Technical Sergeant Nicholas M. Bozic receives a trim from squadron barber, Corporal Charles Maglaras. Inscription on front: "Barber shop. P/C. Maglaras & T/SGT. Bozic."	Marines Barbershops Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 2	In Copyright
vmb064.jpg	Barracks and showers	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Looking towards the ocean, the barracks in the center of the photograph housed the Engineering Department. To the front of these barracks, the showers (behind the water tanks) and the head (small building in the foreground) can been seen. Inscription on front: "Rear area, 613."	Military bases Barracks Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 32	In Copyright
vmb067.jpg	Barracks and storage building	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The two barracks on the center of the photograph served as billets for the Radio-Gunners, Navigators, and Mechanic-Gunners. On the center-left, crates of supplies can be seen in front of one of the squadron's storage buildings. Inscription on front: "Rear area, 613."	Buildings Military camps Barracks Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 34	In Copyright
vmb093.jpg	Barton-Litzau crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Jack M. Barton, First Lieutenant Robert F. Litzau, Technical Sergeant George G. McDearmon Jr., Sergeant Alva A. Evans Jr., Staff Sergeant Edward A. Januszewski, Sergeant Earle E. Walker, and Sergeant William R. Broll Jr.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 47	In Copyright
vmb074.jpg	Baseball team	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Coached by First Lieutenant William R. Hancock, "Nevils' Devils" placed second during the 1945 Island Baseball Championship. Front Row (L-R) Corporal Stanley V. Burek, Corporal Andrew Stepen, Technical Sergeant William R. Hudson, Lieutenant Colonel George W. Nevils, Major David M. Danser, and Sergeant Richard J. Haley. Middle Row (L-R) Sergeant Carmine G. Nasta, Sergeant Clarence L. Mode, Private First Class Manuel Souza Jr., Technical Sergeant Donald W. White, Technical Sergeant Robert J. Lochner, and Staff Sergeant Edward J. Kreig. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Carl R. Ellison, Staff Sergeant Frank P. Noland, Staff Sergeant Frank J. Lukasek Jr., Sergeant Alfred W. Dick, Sergeant Theodore H. Pyrch, and Corporal Herbert E. Schwartz. Inscription on front: "Nevil's devils Runners-Up Island championship baseball. LT. COL. Nevils, coach."	Baseball players Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 38	In Copyright
vmb079.jpg	Basketball game	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron recreational activities included basketball which was played in the Recreation Area near the Fleet Marine Theatre. In a brisk game between Navarres' Stars and the Flyers, seen above, Technical Sergeant Francis M. Jordan takes a shot. Inscription on front: "Navarre's stars vs. Flyers T/SGT. Jordan shooting."	Military life Marines Basketball Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 40	In Copyright
vmb078.jpg	Beergarden	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The squadron's "Beergarden" was a tented area located next to the Recreation Hall. It served as the location for enlisted men to drink beer in their off-duty time. Despite its fancy name, Marines commonly refer to it as the "Slop Chute." Inscription on front: "Beergarden, Recreation Hall, 613."	Military bases Tents Recreation centers Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 40	In Copyright
vmb099.jpg	Bennett-Mileson crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Ross K. Bennett, First Lieutenant Donald F. Mileson, Technical Sergeant David A. Morrell, Sergeant William R. Clow, Sergeant Darrel W. Alderman, Sergeant Harold E. Barnes, Corporal John P. Przybylowski.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 50	In Copyright
vmb080.jpg	Boris Karloff	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Horror movie actor Boris Karloff takes time to sign autographs for VMB-613 members following his performance. Inscription on front: "Boris Karloff (Zitkus)"	Actors Military aerial operations Karloff, Boris U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 41	In Copyright
vmb081.jpg	Boris Karloff visits VMB-613	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Boris Karloff visits with VMB-613 during one of a number of USO tours that performed for the men on Kwajalein in 1945. Karloff and his troupe performed "Arsenic and Old Lace." Inscription on front: "Boris Karloff USO at 613. (Zitkus)"	Actors Entertainment events Military aerial operations Karloff, Boris U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 41	In Copyright
vmb096.jpg	Brotherton-Cooper crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant James Brotherton II, First Lieutenant Andrew J. Cooper, Technical Sergeant Fred Zapka, Sergeant Charles J. Rongstad, Sergeant Walter A. Brown Jr., Corporal James L. Milhousen, and Master Technical Sergeant Charles E. Rice.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 49	In Copyright
vmb092.jpg	Calder-Haroldson crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Louis Calder Jr., Second Lieutenant Carl O.H. Haroldson, Technical Sergeant David Rosenblatt, Staff Sergeant Robert E. Polakowski, Sergeant Edwin W. Beale, Corporal Howard H. Raugh Jr., and Sergeant Dory G. Lowry.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 47	In Copyright
vmb129.jpg	Carpenter shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Marines at work in the squadron's carpenter shop. These men are (L-R Standing) Corporal James W. Edwards, Unidentified, Sergeant Rudolph L. Hubert, and (Foreground) Staff Sergeant Robert J. Augustine. Inscription on front: "Carpenter shop. LT. Edmonds, O.I.C. S/SGT. Augustine, N.C.O."	Carpentry Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 67	In Copyright
vmb120.jpg	Certificate of clearance	Thorpe, Clell	1945-08-16	eng	A clearance certificate is an official document certifying the mail restrictions in the Pacific Theater.	Censorship Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)		government records documents (object genre)	Text	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 62	In Copyright
vmb121.jpg	Certificate of clearance	Thorpe, Clell	1945-08-16	eng	A clearance certificate is an official document certifying the mail restrictions in the Pacific Theater.	Censorship Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)		government records documents (object genre)	Text	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 62	In Copyright
vmb118.jpg	Certificate of clearance	Thorpe, Clell	1945-08-08	eng	A clearance certificate is an official document certifying the mail restrictions in the Pacific Theater.	Censorship Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)		government records documents (object genre)	Text	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 62	In Copyright
vmb119.jpg	Certificate of clearance	Thorpe, Clell	1945-08-08	eng	A clearance certificate is an official document certifying the mail restrictions in the Pacific Theater.	Censorship Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)		government records documents (object genre)	Text	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 62	In Copyright
vmb015.jpg	Changing a number one stack	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Three of VMB-613's aircraft mechanics perform maintenance on the engine of one of the squadron's aircraft. Through the efforts of the maintenance section, VMB-613 had the lowest operational loss rate of all Marine Bombing Squadrons. Note that the aircraft's "package guns" have been removed. Inscription on front: "Engine check crew, 613. T/SGT. Ponder, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 8	In Copyright
vmb140.jpg	Cleaning the cannon	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Aircraft armorer, Master Technical Sergeant Lloyd M. Staggs, "punches" the bore of the 75mm cannon on one of the squadron's aircraft. Inscription on front: "Ordnance MT/SGT. Staggs."	Mitchell (Bomber) Ordnance Marines Armorers Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations Cannons (Artillery) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 72	In Copyright
vmb141.jpg	Cleaning the cannon	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	An unidentified squadron member “punches” the bore of the cannon on one of the squadron’s aircraft called Flaming Fury.	Ordnance Marines Armorers Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations Cannons (Artillery) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 73	In Copyright
vmb091.jpg	Clenn-Klingman crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Richard T. Glenn, Second Lieutenant Carl M. Klingeman, Technical Sergeant Edward B. Meadows Jr., Sergeant James M. Nelson, Corporal Raymond A. Timinskas, Staff Sergeant Allan B, Dover, and Staff Sergeant Charles E. Kennedy Jr.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 46	In Copyright
vmb069.jpg	Commanding & executive officer's quarters	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The quarters for Lieutenant Colonel Nevils and Major Danser were located in the squadron's front area on the ocean road. Inscription on front: "O.O.S Residence, 613."	Military camps Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 35	In Copyright
vmb005.jpg	Commanding officer	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Lieutenant Colonel George W. Nevils. Inscription on front: "LT. COL. George W. Nevils, USMC, C.O. UMB613"	Marines Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 3	In Copyright
vmb008.jpg	Communications	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Unidentified, Master Technical Sergeant John Burton, First Lieutenant Jack A. Gant, Staff Sergeant Charles "A" Byrnes, and Staff Sergeant Walter G. Shorey Jr. Middle Row (L-R) Sergeant John C. Lamberson, Unidentified, Sergeant Daniel L. Rohan, Unidentified, and Corporal Herbert Baxter. Back Row (L-R) Corporal Jesse P. Tynes Jr., Sergeant Joseph M. Savino, Private First Class Leo F. Zawacki, Corporal James L. Packard, and Corporal Carmen P. Rinaudo. Inscription on front: "Communications Dept. LT. Gantt, O-IN.C, MT/SGT. Burton, N.C.O."	Marines Communication Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 4	In Copyright
vmb007.jpg	Communications	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Walter G. Shorey, Jr. working on overhead lines while standing on a telegraph pole. Inscription on front: "T/SGT. Shorey-Communications."	Marines Communication Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 4	In Copyright
vmb009.jpg	Construction & Maintenance	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Private First Class Jules F. Mier, Private First Class Gene E. Bessler, Corporal James Blanken, Private First Class Richard G. Ryan Jr., Corporal Howard J. Becker, Private First Class Raymond P. Zebrowski, Private First Class Adolph J. Conte, Private First Class Charles E. Burnell, and Private First Class Ray L. Hubbard. Second Row (L-R) Unidentified, Corporal Joseph A. Musuneggi, Private First Class Joseph Chundak, Staff Sergeant Robert J. Augustine, First Lieutenant James R. Edmunds III, Sergeant Rudolph L. Hubert, Private First Class Raymond F. Caputo, Unidentified, and Unidentified. Third Row (L-R) Corporal James W. Edwards, Private First Class John D. DeStephano, Private First Class James L. Bennett, Unidentified, Unidentified, Private First Class Wilbur F. Murray, Private First Class Kermit E. Anderson, Unidentified, and Unidentified. Back Row (L-R) Unidentified, and Unidentified. Inscription on front: "Construction & Maintenance Dept. LT.Edmonds, O-IN-C. S/SGT, Augustine, N.O.C."	Marines Military construction operations Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 5	In Copyright
vmb010.jpg	Construction & Maintenance	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Private First Class Kermit E. Anderson, Sergeant Rudolph L. Hubert, Private First Class Richard G. Ryan Jr., Private First Class Jules F. Mier, and Corporal Joseph A. Musuneggi. Back Row (L-R) Private First Class Charles E. Burnell, Private First Class "C" "L" Rayburn, Private First Class Gene E. Bessler, Private First Class Charles S. Peting, Corporal James Blanken, and Private First Class Carmelo A. Polito. Inscription on front: "Construction & Maintenance LT. Edmonds, O.I.C. CPL. Hubbard, N.C.O."	Marines Military construction operations Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 5	In Copyright
vmb012.jpg	Cooks & bakers	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Ten cooks and bakers including First Lieutenant Larini, Louis A.E. and Staff Sergeant Wagner from mess department posing for the photo with a full table of food in front of them. Inscription on front: "Cooks & Bakers. LT. Larini, OIC. S/SGT Wagner, N.C.O."	Marines Cooks Bakers Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 6	In Copyright
vmb032.jpg	Cooks and bakers	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Corporal James C. Edwards, Unidentified, Corporal Leo M. Colbert, and Unidentified. Middle Row (L-R) Corporal Charles R. Duvall, Unidentified, First Lieutenant Louis A.E. Larini, Unidentified, Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Hirtzel, Unidentified, and Unidentified. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Alfred W. Dick, Staff Sergeant Harry C. Kelsey, Unidentified, Corporal Everett L. Gates, Unidentified, and Unidentified. Inscription on front: "Mess department. LT.Larini, O-I-C. S/SGT. Wagner, N.C.O."	Marines Cooks Bakers Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 16	In Copyright
vmb101.jpg	Cotton-Holtvedt crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant James T. Cotton, Second Lieutenant James A Holtvedt, Technical Sergeant William A. Kehr, Staff Sergeant Alva Mattox, Sergeant James H. Kendall, Sergeant William M. Wright, and Sergeant Francis J. Boleslawski.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 51	In Copyright
vmb135.jpg	Cunningham-Kline crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Francis K. DeMint, Sergeant Kenneth E. Beahm, and Sergeant Warren D. Ritter. Back Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant James C. Lewis, First Lieutenant Robert J. Kline, First Lieutenant James A. Cunningham Jr., and First Lieutenant William N. Barber.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 70	In Copyright
vmb090.jpg	Danser-Crowley crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Major David M. Danser, First Lieutenant James J. Crowley Jr., First Lieutenant Mark L. Brandsgard, Technical Sergeant Donald W. White, Sergeant Glennis, C. McKinney, Sergeant John J. Gavin, and Technical Sergeant John M. Thompson.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 46	In Copyright
vmb128.jpg	Darkroom	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Sergeant Harold F. Riehle and Corporal Edmund E. Zitkus at work printing photographs in the squadron's darkroom. Inscription on front: "Photo 613. CPL. Zitkust SGT. Boleslawski"	Photography Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 66	In Copyright
vmb011.jpg	Dental examination	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Assisted by Hospital Apprentice First Class Willis A. Roose, Lieutenant George J. Biedermann performs a dental examination on one of the squadron's Marines. Inscription on front: "Dental office, 613. LT. Fiedemann, USNR, Dentist. LT. PHM 3/C Roos, P.O.I.C."	Marines Dental clinics Dentists Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 6	In Copyright
vmb014.jpg	Electric generator	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Electricity throughout the squadron area was provided by a diesel-powered generator. Inscription on front: "Diesel supply unit. LT.Edmonds, O.I.C. S/SGT. Augustine, N.C.O."	Marines Electricity Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 7	In Copyright
vmb013.jpg	Electrical supply	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Corporal Joseph A. Musuneggi and Private First Class Gene E. Bessler work to maintain power in the squadron's compound. Inscription on front: "Electrical Dept. LT. Edmonds, O.I.C. P.F.O. Mussenigi, N.C.O. & P.F.C Bessler"	Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 7	In Copyright
vmb016.jpg	Engineering	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Private First Class Louis E. Best, Corporal Ralph F. McClain, Corporal Marvin J. Vogel, Sergeant Ivan D. Stern, and Private First Class Henry O. Shaneyfelt. Middle Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Frank P. Noland, Corporal George E. Deal, Corporal Paul E. Seaman, Sergeant Eugene N. Hansen, Corporal Walter Gravello, Sergeant Robert G. Chapman, and Private First Class Joseph L. Young. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Carmine G. Nasta, Private First Class Frank J. Vanek, Staff Sergeant Robert H. Chrisman, Private First Class Joseph H. Abraham, Private First Class Harry H. Nelson, Sergeant Robert "A" Smith, Sergeant Ellsworth R. Mauk, and Private First Class Arthur E. Pitts Jr. Inscription on front: "Engineering Dept. LT.Nixon, O.I.C. T/SGT. Hudson, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Engineering Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 8	In Copyright
vmb018.jpg	Engineering specialists	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Bernard C. Simek, Staff Sergeant Edward J. Smith, Sergeant Alfred T. Apple, Unidentified, Staff Sergeant Lester J. Russell, and Sergeant Roger C. Sprague. Middle Row (L-R) Private First Class Joseph F. McDonald Jr., Sergeant Eldridge H. Hudspeth, Unidentified, Master Technical Sergeant William F. Mathews, Master Technical Sergeant Robert T. Kollmar, Sergeant Chester Gorecki, Sergeant Theodore J. Kowalczyk, and Staff Sergeant Charles W. Sharpe. Back Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant Harold J. Workman, Corporal Jack Willadsen, Staff Sergeant Troy R. Goldsmith, Staff Sergeant James W. Squire, Technical Sergeant Robert E. Rudewick, Staff Sergeant John W. Mallard, Staff Sergeant Charles A. Teerkes, and Sergeant Harry E. Skrzypek. Inscription on front: "Engineering Dept. (specialists) MT/SAT. Mathews, MT/SGT Kollmar. N.C.O.'s"	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Engineering Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 9	In Copyright
vmb017.jpg	Engineering staff	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant Edward E. Ponder, Master Technical Sergeant Pete E. Mondics, and Technical Sergeant William H. Hudson. Back Row (L-R) Corporal Horace F. O'Brien, Master Technical Sergeant William F. Mathews, First Lieutenant Van Buren Nixon, and Master Technical Sergeant Robert T. Kollmar. Inscription on front: "Engineering N.C.O'S. & O.I.C. P.F.C O'Brien, M.T.SGT Matthews, LT. Nixon, MT/SGT Kollmar. (F) T/SGT. Ponder, MT/SGT. Mondics, T/SGT. Hudson."	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Engineering Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 9	In Copyright
vmb066.jpg	Enlisted men's barracks	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	These barracks housed enlisted men and were located to the right of the barracks shown in the previous photograph. To the right of this photograph, the squadron's transportation area was located. Inscription on front: "Rear area, 613."	Buildings Military camps Barracks Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 33	In Copyright
vmb127.jpg	Executive officer	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Major David M. Danser.	Marines Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 66	In Copyright
vmb095.jpg	Feakins-Varner crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Paul H. Feakins, First Lieutenant Allan S. Varner, Technical Sergeant Frank W. Monteith Jr., Sergeant Robert L. Marx, Sergeant Eric K. York, Staff Sergeant Edward J. Kreig, and Sergeant Muriel D. Napier.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 48	In Copyright
vmb103.jpg	Feid-Padach crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant William T. Haggerty, Sergeant Lee J. Lowery, and Sergeant Leroy E. Mays. Back Row (L-R) Private First Class James H. Montgomery, First Lieutenant John Padach Jr., First Lieutenant Gordon I. Feid, and Staff Sergeant Calvin R. Russell.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 52	In Copyright
vmb057.jpg	Fleet Marine Theatre	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	As dusk approached, the Marines of VMB-613 would be called to the Fleet Marine Theatre in the squadron's recreation area with strains of Doris Day singing Sentimental Journey. The Fleet Marine Theatre proved to be a very popular source of entertainment, despite the fact that ponchos had to be worn frequently due to rain. Inscription on front: "Fleet marine theatre V.M.B. 613."	Military bases Theater, Open-air Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 29	In Copyright
vmb124.jpg	Fleet Marine Theatre	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Taken next to the movie screen at the Fleet Marine Theatre, seating and the projection booth can be clearly seen. This facility, built by the squadron's Construction and Maintenance Department, proved to be a highly popular among squadron members. Inscription on front: "Fleet Marine Theatre Y.M.B.613."	Military bases Theater, Open-air Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 64	In Copyright
vmb019.jpg	Fleet Marine Theatre staff	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Homer J. Anderson, Sergeant Thomas T. Bohannon, First Lieutenant James A. Cunningham Jr., Technical Sergeant Bertram H. Bader, and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Joseph E. Brais, Sergeant Earle E. Walker, Staff Sergeant George W. Gilman, and Corporal Frank Haddix. Inscription on front: "Fleet Marine Theatre LT. Cunningham, O.IN.C. T/SGT. Bader, N.C.O."	Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 10	In Copyright
vmb083.jpg	Forest Rangers	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Made up of members of various units based on Kwajalein, the Forest Rangers performed on the island's radio station, WXLG. Inscription on front: "Forest Rangers, WXLG.. S/SGT. Thomas, N.C.O."	Military bands Military life Marines Entertainment events Quonset huts Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 42	In Copyright
vmb058.jpg	Front area	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The front area of VMB-613's compound. Lieutenant Colonel Nevils and Major Danser's quarters were located in the building in the center of the photograph. Inscription on front: "Front Area, 613. C.O.'S Tent"	Military camps Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 29	In Copyright
vmb020.jpg	Galley	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	VMB-613's galley is the area that all food for the squadron members was prepared. The squadron galley was located between, and connected with, the Officers' and Senior NCO's Mess on one side, and the Enlisted Men's Mess on the other. From the air, the Mess and Galley buildings looked like an "H." Inscription on front: "Galley, 613. LT. Larini, Mess officer."	Galleys Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 10	In Copyright
vmb022.jpg	Garage	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Located in the Transportation Area, the squadron's garage provided the facilities for the maintenance and repair of the various type of vehicles used by the squadron. Inscription on front: "Garage, 613. T/SGT. Seison, N.C.O."	Military bases Garages Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 11	In Copyright
vmb094.jpg	Hancock-Davis crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant William R. Hancock, First Lieutenant Allan R. Davis Jr., Technical Sergeant William A. Black Jr., Staff Sergeant Robert R. Grant, Sergeant Lawrence H. Badour, Sergeant Thomas T. Bohannon, and Sergeant Albert J. Smith.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 48	In Copyright
vmb082.jpg	Horizontal bar	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Norman A. Crotty works out on the horizontal bar while another squadron member, in the background, takes a turn at the rings. Inscription on front: "Horizontal bar-613. SGT. Crotty."	Military life Marines Horizontal bar Rings (Gymnastics) Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 42	In Copyright
vmb136.jpg	Hunt-Griffith crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Ernest L. Hunt, Second Lieutenant Harold D. Griffith, Private William M. Farley (not in photograph), Sergeant Joe J. Yakawich, Sergeant Thomas J. Lahart, Staff Sergeant Donald R. Taft, and Sergeant Earl F. Beeler.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 70	In Copyright
vmb024.jpg	Intelligence	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) First Lieutenant Donald C. McCune, Captain Corwin R. Mocine, Technical Sergeant Frank E. Robinson, Staff Sergeant John G. Scott Jr., and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle. Inscription on front: "Intelligence, 613. CAPT. Mocine, O.I.C. S/SGT. Scott, N.C.O."	Military intelligence Marines Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 12	In Copyright
vmb122.jpg	Interior of Officers Club veranda	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the veranda at the Officers Club provided a relaxing relief from the tropical sun. Inscription on front: "Officers' Club veranda."	Military aerial operations Officers' clubs U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 63	In Copyright
vmb116.jpg	Island Chapel	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The Kwajalein Island Memorial Chapel was originally constructed through a joint effort of personnel of all faiths from all the branches of the armed forces on Kwajalein in 1944.	Chapels Interfaith worship Armed Forces Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 60	In Copyright
vmb072.jpg	Island softball champions	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The 613 Trojans won the 1945 Island Softball Championship. Pictured (L-R) are: Private First Class Frank J. Vanek, Corporal Leo H. Rivers, Corporal Andrew Stepen, Staff Sergeant Frank P. Noland, Corporal Ralph F. McClain, Private First Class John S. Chappell, Sergeant Eugene N. Hansen, Sergeant Lester Robinson, Sergeant James A. Serenta, Sergeant Richard J. Haley, Sergeant Carmine G. Nasta, Staff Sergeant John F. O'Donnell, Sergeant Teddy E. Murzyn, and Sergeant Carl R. Ellison. Inscription on front: "Island champions-1945 CPL. Naley-MGR."	Softball players Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 37	In Copyright
vmb102.jpg	Jackson-Saving crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Robert W. Jackson, Second Lieutenant John E. Saving, First Lieutenant Joseph M. Whalen, Sergeant Donald J. Laposkey, Sergeant Charles J. Linetty, Technical Sergeant Adam B. Pietrovich, and Sergeant Peter A. Mazza.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 52	In Copyright
vmb026.jpg	Library	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Located in the Recreation Hall, a small library with writing tables was maintained for personnel by squadron librarian, Sergeant Teddy E. Murzyn. Inscription on front: "Library-613. LT. Newton, O.I.C. CPL. Merzyn, Librarian."	Military life Librarians Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 13	In Copyright
vmb106.jpg	Ligon-Malone crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Staff Sergeant Herbert R. Folk, Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Hull, Sergeant Thomas B. Yaeger, First Lieutenant Robert S. Ligon, Second Lieutenant Crawford B. Malone, Technical Sergeant James L. Woods, and Staff Sergeant Norman A. Crotty.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 54	In Copyright
vmb025.jpg	Line crew at work	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Members of VMB-613's line crew work on one of the squadron's aircraft. The aircraft's name, "8-Ball", is just visible above the opening of the 75mm cannon. Inscription on front: "Line crew, 613."	Marines Airplanes Mitchell (Bomber) Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations Cannons (Artillery) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 13	In Copyright
vmb133.jpg	Line mechanics & plane captains	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Clarence G. Dupuis, Corporal Frederick H. Buckley, Sergeant Thomas J. Honan, Corporal Harlan S. Jason, Private First Class James B. DePasque, Private First Class Clifford E. Ross, Sergeant Byron D. Wall, Sergeant Alfred G. Arndt, Corporal Earl G. Jones, and Sergeant Albert J. Rothenbach. Middle Row (L-R) Private First Class Earl R. Perry, Corporal Harold M. Dunlap, Sergeant Alex Brescoach, Sergeant William L. Rowe, Sergeant Lawrence J. Bellotti, Sergeant William F. Atkin, Sergeant John J. Siergiewicz, Sergeant Nicholas P. Dudo, Private First Class William D. Conant, Corporal Clifford L. Dotson, Corporal William E. Lorah, Corporal Arden G. Gehris, and Sergeant Herbert H. Wick. Back Row (L-R) Private First Class Clifford R. Hall, Corporal Stanley V. Burek, Corporal Fred P. Hughes, Staff Sergeant Casimir L. Barci, Staff Sergeant Gilman H. Peavey, Technical Sergeant Billy J.G. Starks, Technical Sergeant Edward E. Ponder, Staff Sergeant Farley R. Lund, Technical Sergeant Nicholas M. Bozic, Staff Sergeant Henry G. Powaser, Staff Sergeant Walter Teske, Private First Class George E. Dupee Jr., and Private First Class Andrew M. Haynes. Inscription on front: "Line mechs & plane captains T/SGT. Ponder, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 69	In Copyright
vmb142.jpg	Loading rockets	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Two VMB-613 armorers load 5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets (FFARs) onto a PBJ-1H's under-wing rocket mounts. These weapons were unguided and consisted of a 5-inch warhead attached to a 3.5-inch rocket motor. Post-war survey results showed that aircraft rockets were not very effective against Japanese concrete reinforced bomb shelters and gun emplacements.	Marines Armorers Rockets (Ordnance) Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 73	In Copyright
vmb042jpg	Loading rockets	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Two VMB-613 armorers load 5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets (FFARs) onto a PBJ-1H's under-wing rocket mounts. These weapons were unguided and consisted of a 5-inch warhead attached to a 3.5-inch rocket motor. Post-war survey results showed that aircraft rockets were not very effective against Japanese concrete reinforced bomb shelters and gun emplacements. Inscription on front: "Ordnance Dept. Loading Tiny Tim rockets."	Marines Armorers Rockets (Ordnance) Projectiles, Aerial Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 21	In Copyright
vmb100.jpg	Love-Houston crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Robert E. Love, First Lieutenant Tom H. Houston, Technical Sergeant Joseph A. Danz Jr., Staff Sergeant Lloyd L. McDaniel, Sergeant Alvin J. Klinke, Sergeant Joseph E. Brais, and Sergeant Harry L. Jordan.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 51	In Copyright
vmb028.jpg	Machine shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Corporal Robert O. Wechtler, and Private First Class Raymond P. Zebrowski. Inscription on front: "Machine Dept. LT. Simmons, O.I.C. PFC. Wechtler & PFC. Zebrowski."	Marines Machine shops Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 14	In Copyright
vmb113.jpg	Marines connect PBJ-1H to a tractor	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Taken on the flight line, five Marines work to connect a tow-bar from a PBJ-1H to a tractor.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 58	In Copyright
vmb132.jpg	Marines connect PBJ-1H to a tractor	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Taken on the flight line, five Marines work to connect a tow-bar from a PBJ-1H to a tractor.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 68	In Copyright
vmb027.jpg	Material section	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Corporal John H. Neagle, Sergeant Farley "J" Sutphin, and Corporal Joseph Santillo take inventory of the squadron's aircraft supplies. Inscription on front: "Materiel section, line. LT. Lupinos, O.I.C. CPL. Sutphin, N.C.O."	Airplanes Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 14	In Copyright
vmb107.jpg	Mcmillin-Meschke crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Walter T. McMillin, First Lieutenant Raymond W. Meschke, Technical Sergeant John S. Lakatos, Staff Sergeant Eugene R. Miller, Sergeant James E. Gamble, Sergeant Charles J. Mikolajczyk, and Sergeant Thomas F. Cudworth.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 54	In Copyright
vmb030.jpg	Mechanic-aircrewmen	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Corporal Howard H. Raugh Jr., Sergeant Charles N. Cannato, Staff Sergeant Allan B. Dover, Staff Sergeant Louis J. Brosius, Corporal Frank Haddix, Private First Class Theodore E. Adkins, Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Hull, Staff Sergeant William S. Semple, and Sergeant William M. Wright. Middle Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Calvin R. Russell, Staff Sergeant Richard S. Riggle, Mascot "Foxhole", Sergeant Thomas T. Bohannon, Sergeant Harold E. Barnes, Technical Sergeant Adam B. Pietrovich, Corporal Donald M. St. Germain, Sergeant Robert E. Dillon, Sergeant Earle E. Walker, and Sergeant Charles J. Mikolajczyk. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Joseph E. Brais, Staff Sergeant George W. Gilman, Staff Sergeant Homer J. Anderson, Sergeant John J. Gavin, Sergeant Edward J. Krieg, Sergeant Warren D. Ritter, Sergeant Stanford R. Inman, Sergeant Anthony D. Blaso, and Corporal James J. Milhousen. Inscription on front: "Mech air-crewmen. T/SGT. Pietrovich, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 15	In Copyright
vmb126.jpg	Medical and Dental department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Lieutenant George J. Bierermann, Lieutenant Commander James C. Scott, Pharmacist Mate First Class Howard F. Treadway, and Pharmacist Mate Third Class Andrew E. Szilagyi. Back Row (L-R) Hospital Apprentice First Class Willis A. Roose, Pharmacist Mate Third Class William H. Frownfelter, and Pharmacist Mate Third Class George S. Prankard. Inscription on front: "Medical Dept, 613. DR. Scott, O.I.C. PHM 1/c Treaoway, P.O.I.C."	Medicine, Military Sailors Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 65	In Copyright
vmb031.jpg	Metalsmiths	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Technical Sergeant Robert E. Rudewick, Sergeant Alfred T. Apple, and Master Technical Sergeant Robert T. Kollmar. Inscription on front: "Metalsmiths MT/SGT. Kollmar, N.C.O."	Marines Metal-work Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 16	In Copyright
vmb134.jpg	Nevils-Manning crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Lieutenant Colonel George W. Nevils, First Lieutenant Francis S. Manning, First Lieutenant John W. Merritt, Technical Sergeant Alex Ohlson Jr., Staff Sergeant Allen R. Protheroe, Staff Sergeant William S. Semple, and Technical Sergeant Selwyn J. Renfeld.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 69	In Copyright
vmb105.jpg	Newton-Spaulding crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Richard D. Newton, First Lieutenant John A. Spaulding, Technical Sergeant Clarence J. Julich, Sergeant Russell C. Nielsen, Sergeant William F. Conlisk, Staff Sergeant Homer J. Anderson, and Sergeant Philip E. Snyder Jr.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 53	In Copyright
vmb034.jpg	Non-Commissioned Officers' Mess	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Wagner with another two members of Mess Hall crew standing behind long tables posing with their hands crossing behind their back. Inscription on front: "N.C.O. Mess. S/SGT. Wagner, Mess SGT."	Marines Canteens (Establishments) Military aerial operations Mess halls U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 17	In Copyright
vmb077.jpg	Officers’ Club	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Caterer Lieutenant McMillin standing behind the table with his hands resting on the table full of food on the opening day of officers’ Club. Inscription on front: "Opening of Officers' Club 613 LT. McMillin, Caterer."	Marines Military aerial operations Officers' clubs U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 39	In Copyright
vmb062.jpg	Officers' Club	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	In this view of the Officers' Club, VMB-613's squadron insignia can be clearly seen. The identity of the Marine that designed the insignia remained a mystery to most until his identity was discovered in 2006. Inscription on front: "Officers Club-613."	Military camps Recreation centers Quonset huts Military aerial operations Officers' clubs U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 31	In Copyright
vmb061.jpg	Officers' Club interior	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The Officers Club was located across Ocean Road from the VMB-613's compound. It was constructed by the squadron's officers with the main part, shown above, simply being a corrugated steel Quonset hut. Inscription on front: "Officers's Club interior."	Quonset huts Military aerial operations Officers' clubs U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 31	In Copyright
vmb060.jpg	Officers' Club veranda	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The VMB-613 Officers' Club was constructed overlooking the ocean and was across the road from the squadron compound. Inscription on front: "Officers' Club-613"	Military aerial operations Officers' clubs U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 30	In Copyright
vmb033.jpg	Officers' Mess	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Hirtzel and First Lieutenant Louis A.E. Larini in the Officers' Mess. Inscription on front: "Officers' Mess LT. Larini, O.I.C. S/SGT. Hirtzel, Asst. N.C.O."	Military aerial operations Military officers Mess halls U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 17	In Copyright
vmb035.jpg	Officers’ Mess	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Louis A. E. Larini with another four memebers of mess hall crew standing behind long tables pose in the officers’ mess with their hands crossing behind their back. Inscription on front: "Officers' Mess. LT. Larini, Mess officer."	Marines Canteens (Establishments) Military aerial operations Mess halls U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 18	In Copyright
vmb039.jpg	Operations	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Gilbert M. Thomas, Captain Frederick H. Williams Jr., and Staff Sergeant Adrian A. Agdanoswki. Inscription on front: "Operations. CAPT. Williams, O.I.C. S/SGT. Adjanowski, N.C.O."	Marines Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 20	In Copyright
vmb004.jpg	Ordinance bomb crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) First Lieutenant James L.V. Newman, and Master Technical Sergeant Donald A. Johnson. Back Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Earl D. Jones, Staff Sergeant Frank E. Acker, Staff Sergeant William T. Hungerford, and Technical Sergeant Oscar L. Robinson. Inscription on front: "Bomb crew LT. Newman, O.I.C. NT/SGT. Johnson, N.C.O."	Ordnance Marines Armorers Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 2	In Copyright
vmb036.jpg	Ordnance aircrewmen	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Kenneth E. Beahm, Master Technical Sergeant Charles E. Rice, Staff Sergeant Edwin S. Alling, Sergeant Lee J. Lowery, Sergeant Harry L. Jordan, Sergeant Albert J. Smith, and Staff Sergeant Theodore L. Kowalski. Middle Row (L-R) Sergeant William R. Broll, Jr., Sergeant Muriel D. Napier, Corporal John P. Przybyoloski, Sergeant Francis J. Boleslawski, Technical Sergeant Sewlyn J. Rehfeld, Staff Sergeant Charles E. Kennedy, Jr., Sergeant Dory G. Lowry, Sergeant William J. Schmidt, and Staff Sergeant Frederick M. Grzeskowiak. Back Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant John M. Thompson, Sergeant Wayne E. Matthews, Sergeant Charles R. Kingen, Sergeant Robert G. Grice, Staff Sergeant John J. Aymen, Staff Sergeant Herbert R. Folk, Sergeant Thomas F. Cudworth, Sergeant Peter A. Mazza, and Sergeant Theodore H. Pyrch. Inscription on front: "Ordnance air-crewmen T/SGT Rehfield, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Ordnance Marines Armorers Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 18	In Copyright
vmb040.jpg	Ordnance department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Corporal Joseph Palamar, Unidentified, Private First Class Arthur P Hinterburg, Staff Sergeant Harold C. Reisman, Mascot "Foxhole", Unidentified, Corporal Maurice L. Pippin, and Corporal George A. Worley. Middle Row (L-R) Sergeant Donald A. Ortensi, Staff Sergeant Fred Sabath, Staff Sergeant Paul J. Yanacek, Unidentified, Staff Sergeant Fred Spoon, Staff Sergeant Joseph H. Schertle, Staff Sergeant Robert W. Shock, Corporal James O. Youngblood, and Corporal Anthony Mihelich. Back Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant Robert J. Lochner, Technical Sergeant Horace H. Hodges, Corporal Anthony J. Zeider Jr., Sergeant Michael Jacus Jr., First Lieutenant James L.V. Newman, Master Technical Sergeant Lloyd M. Staggs, Technical Sergeant Albert L. Brasington, Technical Sergeant Frank J. Dudzik, and Unidentified. Inscription on front: "Ordnance Dept. 613. LT. Newman, O.I.C. MT/SGT. Vonnson, N.C.O."	Mitchell (Bomber) Ordnance Marines Armorers Aviation ground crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 20	In Copyright
vmb130.jpg	Parachute loft	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Parachute riggers unpack and examine a parachute for defects and tears in the parachute loft prior to re-packing it. Inscription on front: "Parachute loft. T/SGT. Jackson, N.C.O."	Parachutes Marines Aircraft survival equipment Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 67	In Copyright
vmb038.jpg	Parachute maintenance	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	VMB-613 parachute riggers re-packing a parachute following inspection and repair in the parachute loft. Inscription on front: "Parachute loft. T/SGT. Vackson, N.C.O."	Parachutes Marines Aircraft survival equipment Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 19	In Copyright
vmb037.jpg	Parachute riggers	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Corporal Dino J. Chaparas, and Staff Sergeant William A. Wills. Back Row(L-R) Sergeant Richard G. Sprague, First Lieutenant Jack M. Barton, and Technical Sergeant Levin L Jackson. Inscription on front: "Parachute Dept., LT. Barton O.I.C. S/SGT Jackson N.C.O."	Parachute troops Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 19	In Copyright
vmb041.jpg	Photo section	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Sergeant Harold F. Riehle and Corporal Edmund E. Zitkus looking at drying photographs in a room. Inscription on front: "Photo section, 613."	Marines Photography Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 21	In Copyright
vmb043.jpg	Photography department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) First Lieutenant Francis S. Manning, Master Technical Sergeant Clell Q. Thorpe, Corporal Edmund E. Zitkus, and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle. Inscription on front: "Photography, 613. LT. Manning, O.I.C. MT/SGT. Thorpe, N.C.O."	Marines Photography Quonset huts Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 22	In Copyright
vmb029.jpg	Physical examination	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Flight Surgeon, Lieutenant Commander James C. Scott performs a physical examination on a squadron member. Inscription on front: "Medical Dept. LT. Scott, O.I.C. PHM 1/C Treadnay, P.O."	Medicine, Military Physicians Marines Sailors Quonset huts Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 15	In Copyright
vmb084.jpg	Ping-Pong	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron members enjoy a game of ping-pong in the Recreation Hall during their off-duty time. Inscription on front: "Recretion Hall, 613."	Military life Marines Table tennis Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 43	In Copyright
vmb046.jpg	Plumbing shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Private First Class Richard G. Ryan Jr. at work in VMB-613's plumbing shop. Inscription on front: "Plumbing Dept. PFC Ryan, N.C.O."	Plumbing industry Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 23	In Copyright
vmb139.jpg	Police	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R) Sergeant Roy R. Emmerling, First Lieutenant James F. Thomas, and Corporal James E. Horton. Inscription on front: "Police department. LT. Thomas, police officer. SGT. Emmerling SGT."	Military police Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 72	In Copyright
vmb045.jpg	Police shed	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	VMB-613's police shed doubled as a laundry. Seen here, Sergeant Roy R. Emmerling and Corporal James E. Horton collect laundry from fellow squadron members. Inscription on front: "Police shed. SGT. Emmterling, police SGT."	Military police Military life Marines Sheds Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 23	In Copyright
vmb048.jpg	Post office	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Private First Class Frederick H. Hargraves. Inscription on front: "Post office, 613 CPL. Hargraves, N.C.O."	Marines Postal service Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 24	In Copyright
vmb006.jpg	Preparing a depth bomb	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Under the supervision of Technical Sergeant Oscar L. Robinson, VMB-613 armorers install hydrostatic and contact fuzes onto a depth bomb prior to loading it onto an aircraft. The engine of the aircraft can be seen in the background of the photograph. Inscription on front: "Bomb crew. T/SGT. Robinson, N.C.O."	Marines Armorers Bombs Ordnance Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 3	In Copyright
vmb055.jpg	Private Daniello delivers water to the squadron	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Private First Class Michael D. Daniello delivering water in the squadron area. Since there was no source of freshwater on Kwajalein, it was necessary to desalinate seawater. Once desalinated, water was then distributed to numerous Lister bags which were hung in various locations throughout the squadron area. Inscription on front: "Water maintenance P.F.C. Donello."	Municipal water supply Military life Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 28	In Copyright
vmb047.jpg	Projectionists	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Taken in the projection booth at the Fleet Marine Theatre, Technical Sergeant Bertram H. Bader and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle prepare for the evening movie. Inscription on front: "T/SGT Bader & SGT. Rienle 613 Projectionists"	Projectors Military life Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 24	In Copyright
vmb049.jpg	Quartermaster department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Christopher J. Bradley, Staff Sergeant Robert G. Geslain, Master Technical Sergeant George B. Ryan, First Lieutenant Joseph Lupinos, Corporal Joseph Santillo, Master Technical Sergeant Jack H. Schwertfager, Technical Sergeant Ezra M. Nadelman, Staff Sergeant Charles F. Knapp, and Staff Sergeant Charles D. Tavalire. Back Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Walter A. Robinson, Corporal Isaac S. Richardson, Corporal Lewis A. Kimble Jr., Corporal Frank D. Borgese, Corporal Billy C. Tutt, Corporal John W. Neagle, Sergeant Farley "J" Sutphin, and Corporal Leonard J. Adams. Inscription on front: "Quartermaster Dept. LT. Lupinos, O.IN.C. MT/SGT. Schwartfager, N.C.O. T/SGT Nadelman, N.C.O."	Marines Quartermasters Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 25	In Copyright
vmb125.jpg	Radio-Radar department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Seated (L-R) Sergeant Rabon A. Hargrove, Staff Sergeant Wilbur H. Watson, Technical Sergeant Verl A. Scott, Staff Sergeant Samuel H. Sommers, Staff Sergeant Marvin H. Sagehorn, and Staff Sergeant John E. Halligan, Jr. Middle Row (L-R) - Staff Sergeant Frank J. Carthey, Master Technical Sergeant Henry M. Stonestreet, Jr., Master Technical Sergeant James D. Garls, Master Technical Sergeant Dale C. Faith, Master Technical Sergeant Henry L. Williams, Technical Sergeant Bertram H. Bader, and Technical Sergeant Richard S. Edgerton. Back Row (L-R) - Sergeant Louis H. Ramsey, Staff Sergeant John M. Kennedy, Staff Sergeant Frederick R. Slinkard, Staff Sergeant James H. Williams, Jr., Staff Sergeant Maxwell E. Cobbey, Staff Sergeant James H. Wilkins, and Technical Sergeant Michael W. McLaughlin. Inscription on front: "Radar-Radio MT/SGTS. Faith, Garls, Williams, Ncc's."	Marines Radar Radio Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 65	In Copyright
vmb051.jpg	Radio-Radar shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Marines hard at work in the squadron's Radio-Radar Shop ensuring that each aircraft's radars and communications equipment functioned properly. Inscription on front: "Radio-Radar MT/SGT. Faith, N.C.O."	Marines Radar Radio Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 26	In Copyright
vmb052.jpg	Recreation & welfare	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	(L-R)Sergeant Teddy E. Murzyn, First Lieutenant Richard D. Newton, Sergeant Richard J. Haley, and Sergeant William Kovalchuk. Inscription on front: "Recreation & Welfare Dept. LT. Nenton, O.I.C. SGT. Haley, N.C.O."	Marines Recreation Administration Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 26	In Copyright
vmb123.jpg	Recreation area	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Taken from one of the water towers in the Naval Construction Battalion Area, the Transportation Area, Motorpool, Senior NCO Club, Fleet Marine Theatre, and Recreation Hall can be seen. Inscription on front: "Theatre & Recreation areas, 613."	Military camps Recreation centers Quonset huts Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 64	In Copyright
vmb065.jpg	Recreation Hall	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Located in the squadron's recreation area near the Fleet Marine Theatre, the Recreation Hall proved to be very popular among squadron members. The tented structure to the right of the Recreation Hall was known as the "Beer Garden." Inscription on front: "Recreation Hall, 613."	Military camps Recreation centers Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 33	In Copyright
vmb076.jpg	Recreation Hall	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron members enjoy some beer in the squadron's Recreation Hall. Inscription on front: "Recreation Hall, 613."	Military life Marines Recreation centers Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 39	In Copyright
vmb053.jpg	Red Cross unit	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A Red Cross unit provided squadron members with doughnuts and refreshments at least once a week. They were located across Ocean Road near VMB-613's Officers Club. Inscription on front: "Island Red Cross Unit. CPL. Signer, N.C.O."	Marines Nurses Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation American Red Cross Nursing Service U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 27	In Copyright
vmb144.jpg	Returning to Majuro	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Approaching their airstrip on Majuro, a flight of Marine F4U Corsairs returns following a strike on one of the bypassed Japanese held islands. VMB-613 frequently escorted F4Us and SB2Cs on these strikes as single engine aircraft could easily get lost on over water flights due to the lack of adequate navigation equipment.	Marines Corsair (Fighter plane) Bombing, Aerial Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Majuro, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 75	In Copyright
vmb088.jpg	Riblet-Thomas crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant John "R" Riblet, First Lieutenant James F. Thomas, Technical Sergeant Marshall E. Suther Jr., Staff Sergeant William B. Ford, Sergeant Harold O. Fuchs, Private First Class Theodore E. Adkins, and Sergeant Robert G. Grice.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 45	In Copyright
vmb138.jpg	Rogers-Noble crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Edward A. Rogers, Second Lieutenant Oran W. Noble, Staff Sergeant Robert E.P. Cherry, Technical Sergeant Eugene A. Peterson, and Private First Class Frank J. Kos.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 71	In Copyright
vmb131.jpg	Schatan-Crews crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Milton Schatan, First Lieutenant Major O. Crews, Technical Sergeant Joseph E. Campbell Jr., Technical Sergeant Tracie R. Bell Jr., Sergeant Hunter J. Bernard, Corporal Donald M. St. Germain, and Staff Sergeant Edwin S. Alling.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 68	In Copyright
vmb059.jpg	Senior NCO barracks	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The building to the right of the tents served as quarters for VMB-613's senior NCOs while the remainder of the squadron area is to the right. The top floor of these barracks served as quarters while laundry facilities were on the first floor. Due to the hot climate, the barracks always had areas open to the weather. This photograph was taken in the area where VMB-613's Officers Club was located. Inscription on front: "N.C.O. Barracks, 613."	Buildings Military camps Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 30	In Copyright
vmb085.jpg	Sgt. Crotty dismounting from the rings	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Sergeant Norman A. Crotty dismounts from the rings with his body leaning forward and feet in the air. Inscription on front: "Rings-613. SGT Crotty."	Military life Marines Rings (Gymnastics) Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 43	In Copyright
vmb087.jpg	Sgt. Crotty on the rings	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Staff Sergeant Norman A. Crotty working out on the rings. Inscription on front: "Rings-613. SGT. Crotty."	Military life Marines Rings (Gymnastics) Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 44	In Copyright
vmb111.jpg	Shipping lane patrol	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.	Mitchell (Bomber) Military convoys Shipping Military aerial operations Transports (Naval vessels) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Enewetak and Ujelang, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 56	In Copyright
vmb112.jpg	Shipping lane patrol	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.	Mitchell (Bomber) Military convoys Shipping Military aerial operations Transports (Naval vessels) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Enewetak and Ujelang, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 57	In Copyright
vmb108.jpg	Shipping lane patrol	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A convoy sails under the watchful eyes of three of VMB-613's crews. These patrols of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war. Inscription on front: "VMB 613 over convoy."	Mitchell (Bomber) Military convoys Shipping Military aerial operations Transports (Naval vessels) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Enewetak and Ujelang, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 55	In Copyright
vmb109.jpg	Shipping lane patrol	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A convoy sailing near Eniwetok with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war. Inscription on front: "VMB 613 at Eniwetok."	Mitchell (Bomber) Military convoys Shipping Military aerial operations Transports (Naval vessels) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Enewetak and Ujelang, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 55	In Copyright
vmb110.jpg	Shipping lane patrol	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A convoy near Eniwetok sailing with three VMB-613 crews watching. The patrol of the shipping lanes began on April 3, 1945 and continued through the end of the war.	Mitchell (Bomber) Military convoys Shipping Military aerial operations Transports (Naval vessels) U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Enewetak and Ujelang, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 56	In Copyright
vmb137.jpg	Smith-Beggs crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant Leland R. Smith, First Lieutenant Vernon H. Beggs, Technical Sergeant William E. Meier, Sergeant Joseph J. Waldowski, Sergeant Carl R. Ellison, Staff Sergeant George W. Gilman, and Staff Sergeant Theodore L. Kowalski.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 71	In Copyright
vmb063.jpg	Squadron area	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	When Marine Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen arrived on Kwajalein they were assigned an area that had been vacated by the U.S. Army. Seen above is a number of the wooden buildings in the rear area after the ground echelon arrived and made it suitable for the squadron to occupy. Inscription on front: "Rear area, 613."	Military bases Military camps Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 32	In Copyright
vmb086.jpg	Squadron league volleyball	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron members enjoy a brisk game of volleyball during off-duty hours. Athletics such as these helped to break the monotony of life on Kwajalein and served to boost morale. Inscription on front: "Squadron league volleyball - 613."	Military life Marines Volleyball Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 44	In Copyright
vmb143.jpg	Squadron member holding grenade	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The profile of an unidentified squadron member with a grenade in his hand.	Marines Grenades Military aerial operations Military officers U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 74	In Copyright
vmb044.jpg	Squadron members at the sea	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Corporal Edmund E. Zitkus and Sergeant Francis J. Boleslanski standing in the sea. Inscription on front: "Photography-613. CPL. Zitkus & SGT. Boleslawski."	Military life Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 22	In Copyright
vmb021.jpg	Squadron office	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Technical Sergeant Francis M. Jordan, Staff Sergeant Howard N. Odoms, First Lieutenant Arthur H. Navarre, Technical Sergeant George S. Tompkins, and Sergeant Major George H. Abrams at work in the Squadron Office. Inscription on front: "Headquarters: LT. Navarre POJ. SGT/MAJ. Abrams."	Military headquarters Offices Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 11	In Copyright
vmb071.jpg	Squadron sign	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	A close-up of the VMB-613's squadron insignia that hung outside the Officers' Club in the squadron area on Kwajalein. The squadron insignia on the sign was designed by the squadron Utilities Officer, First Lieutenant James R. Edmunds III.	Marines Insignia Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 36	In Copyright
vmb117.jpg	Squadrons’ sports	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron members playing sports.	Sports Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 61	In Copyright
vmb115.jpg	Tent city	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	The forward echelon for Headquarters, 4th Marine Air Wing was located on Kwajalein. The tents served as billets for the Wing officers.	Military camps Tents Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 59	In Copyright
vmb070.jpg	Transportation area	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Vehicles operated by VMB-613 were maintained and serviced by the Transportation Department in the garage seen in the center of the photograph. On the near end of the garage, a make-shift grease rack can be seen, complete with their drive-up ramps. Behind the garage, a number of vehicles can be seen parked in the squadron motor-pool. Inscription on front: "Transportation area, 613."	Transportation, Military Garages Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 35	In Copyright
vmb054.jpg	Transportation department	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant John F. O'Donnell, Private First Class Manuel Souza Jr., Technical Sergeant James A. Seison, Technical Sergeant George D. Hufford Jr., Staff Sergeant Robert W. Longenberger, Corporal William J. Coffey, Private First Class Michael D. Daniello, and Private First Class Anthony M. Forinti. Middle Row (L-R) Private First Class Edgar E. Vaughn, Corporal Russell K. Wilson, Sergeant Donald F. Gebhart, Private First Class John E. Taylor, Private First Class Jefferson D. Jones, Corporal Leo H. Rivers, Private First Class John J. Savino, and Private First Class Johnnie Miller. Back Row (L-R) Private First Class William F. Stephens, Private First Class John E. Litzinger, Private First Class Anthony J. Scalia, Private First Class Charles R. Cosbey, Private First Class John D. Pierson, Sergeant Robert L. Hamel, Sergeant Joseph J. Cairns, and Sergeant Clarence L. Mode. Inscription on front: "Transportation Dept. T/SGT. Hufford, N.C.O."	Transportation, Military Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 27	In Copyright
vmb073.jpg	Trojans softball team	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Another view of the 1945 Kwajalein softball championship team. Inscription on front: "613 Trojans, CPL. Haley, MGR."	Softball players Marines Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 37	In Copyright
vmb056.jpg	Turret shop	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Squadron turret mechanics at work in VMB-613's Turret Shop. Inscription on front: "Turret shop. T/SGT. Dudzick, N.C.O."	Ordnance Marines Armorers Airplanes Quonset huts Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 28	In Copyright
vmb104.jpg	Twohy-Parks crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	First Lieutenant William H. Twohy, First Lieutenant Olin L. Parks, Technical Sergeant Luther H. Magee, Sergeant Gerald J. Gutshall, Private First Class Joseph M. Longo, Staff Sergeant Louis J. Brosius, and Staff Sergeant Frederick M. Grzeskowiak.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 53	In Copyright
vmb075.jpg	VMB-613 basketball team	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Howard N. Odoms, Technical Sergeant Frank E. Robinson, First Lieutenant Arthur H. Navarre (Coach), Technical Sergeant Francis M. Jordan, and Technical Sergeant George S. Tompkins. Back Row (L-R) Unidentified, Sergeant Harry L. Jordan, Corporal Isaac S. Richardson, Unidentified, Staff Sergeant John M. Kennedy, and Staff Sergeant Frederick R. Slinkard. Inscription on front: "Navarre's stars LT. Navarre, coach."	Basketball players Marines Coaches (Athletics) Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 38	In Copyright
vmb097.jpg	Youngren-Haselnus crew	Thorpe, Clell	1944~/1945~	eng	Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Wayne E. Matthews, Sergeant John J. Duarte, and Sergeant Stanford R. Inman. Back Row (L-R) Technical Sergeant Michael J Brennan, First Lieutenant Daniel F. Haselnus, First Lieutenant Wayne A. Youngren, and Staff Sergeant Donald C. Clay.	Mitchell (Bomber) Marines Flight crews Military aerial operations U.S. Marine Corps Aviation U.S. Marine Corps Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen (VMB- 613) Marine Air Group Sixty-One (MAG- 61) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 1970-003, Box 2, Folder 49	In Copyright