TBM Avenger of Composite Squadron VC-76 after a crash landing aboard the Escort Carrier USS Petrof Bay, 1945

Caption     TBM Avenger of Composite Squadron VC-76 after a crash landing aboard the Escort Carrier USS Petrof Bay, 1945 ww2dbase
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1. Ray says:
22 Dec 2022 12:53:00 PM

My grandfather was in VC-76. He was a gunner. Petty Officer 3rd class William Charles Brown Jr. I wish I knew what type of wings he had on his uniform.

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