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"Abandoning the Yorktown"
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Caption
The USS Yorktown while in anchor in Hampton Roads, Virginia in 1937.
Where:
Hampton Roads, Virginia
When:
1937
Ownership:
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph: This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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A Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter in flight in 1942. Serra helped maintain these fighters during the Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway.
Where:
Unknown
When:
1942
Ownership:
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph: This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption
The crew of the USS Yorktown abandoned ship on June 4, 1942 after she sustained several hits. Serra was in the water for several hours before he swam to a destroyer and climbed up the cargo net.
Where:
USS Yorktown
When:
June 4, 1942
Ownership:
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph: This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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Following the loss of the USS Yorktown in June, 1942, Petty Officer Serra was assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 4 on the island of Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands. He is in the top row, far right.
Where:
Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands
When:
June, 1942
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption
Petty Officer First Class (Aviation Machinist) Robert Serra, circa 1945. Serra was assigned to the USS Yorktown until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June, 1942. He finished his wartime service in San Diego, CA in an Assembly and Repair unit.
Where:
Unknown
When:
Circa 1945
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.