Lt. Ted Hutchins is posing on the wing of the OS2U “Kingfisher” reconnaissance aircraft after completing the combat mission. January 22, 1945.
OS2U “Kingfisher” seaplane lifted aboard the battleship “South Dakota”. In this flight he picked up the Ensign Stark (in the cockpit) from the water, whose Hellcat fighter was shot down over Okinawa.
Source of information about the Lieutenant Ted Hutchins photo:
1. donmooreswartales.com