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Caption | USS Cowpens (foreground, in camouflage Measure 33, Design 7a) and USS Independence (background, in camouflage Measure 32, Design 8a) in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Palau, Caroline Islands, 31 Aug 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Date | 31 Aug 1944 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||
Identification Code | NH 96206 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 31 Aug 1944 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Photo Size | 5,704 x 4,480 pixels |
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31 Aug 2023 08:11:11 AM
operating with TG 38.1 (5th Fleet redesignated to 3rd Fleet on August 26) heading for a fueling rendezvous off New Ireland
Wasp, Hornet, Cowpens, Belleau Wood
probably Belleau Wood in the background as not an Essex silhouette