Chronology of World War II
Friday, February 9th
Repairing the Fleet Oiler
Guadalupe
The US Navy repair ship USS
Ajax
(AR-6) repairing the fleet oiler USS
Guadalupe
(AO-32) at Ulithi, February 9, 1945. The oiler had been damaged in a collision with USS
Nantahala
(AO-60) on the night of January 9-10, 1945