NS38th Pilots leaning across the tailplane of an F6F Hellcat on board the USS Lexington (CV-16) after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese planes heading for Tarawa.
L - R:
Ens. William J. Seyfferle
Ltjg. Alfred L. Frendberg
Lcdr. Paul D. Buie
Ens. John W. Bartol
Ltjg. Dean D. Whitmore
Ltjg. Francis M. Fleming
Ltjg. Eugene R. Hanks
Ens. E.J. Rucinski
Ltjg. R.G. Johnson
Ltjg. Sven Rolfsen.