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Caption | USS President Jackson (foreground) and HMAS Australia (background) maneuvering between Tulagi and Guadalcanal, 8 Aug 1942; photograph taken by personnel aboard USS Ellet ww2dbase | |||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Date | 8 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-K-385 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, 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 | 740 x 503 pixels |
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C. Peter Chen says:
15 Aug 2024 08:15:22 PM
Thank you Rich Miller, the previously misleading wording in the caption has been updated.

15 Aug 2024 08:15:22 PM
Thank you Rich Miller, the previously misleading wording in the caption has been updated.
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8 Aug 2024 08:22:06 AM
I can believe Australia for the ship in the mid-distance, but the foreground ship is an AK or AP, not Ellet, which was a McCall class destroyer (DD-398).