The U.S.S. Wasp is born in full Technicolor on 17 August 1943 in Quincy, Massachusetts at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard.

The Christening of the U.S.S. Wasp

Future President John Kennedy as PT Boat Cmd. Their boat was cut in two. Kennedy was credited with saving the survivors by carving a message on a coconut and natives took it for their rescue.  

Future President John Kennedy as PT Boat Cmd.

Carrier-based Vought F4U-1 Corsair, 17th Fighter Squadron (VF-17) makes a one-wheel landing on deck of USS Charger (ACV/CVE-30) during training exercises.