A Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" bomber is getting ready on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) for deployment, during the battle of Midway.

Ready to launch

Four American sailors, whose shaven skulls compose the word "Hell", send their message while aboard a barge, a few hours before their arrival off the coast of Normandy, on 6 June 1944. (Photo: Roger Viollet/Getty Images)
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Hell 's awaiting

U.S. NAVY DESTROYER IN ACTION against an enemy destroyer force off Vella Lavella.