
Caption | Floating Japanese G4M1 bomber off Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 8 Aug 1942 as seen from the destroyer USS Ellet. The bomber was shot down during an aerial torpedo attack on the Allied shipping off Tulagi. Photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-19205 | |||||||||||
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Photos in Series | See all photos in this series | |||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 8 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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15 Mar 2017 08:03:49 PM
I found the crew roster on the USS Ellet Facebook page. I found out my father, John Davis Rogers, Jr served as a radioman 3rd class, and enlisted on 2 Jan 1942.