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

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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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Sep 2006

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1. Joy Rogers Smothers says:
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.

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WW2-Era Place Name Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -9.1667, 160.1500
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