
Caption | USS Iowa entering floating drydock ABSD-2 for temporary repairs, Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 28 Dec 1944, photo 1 of 3 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Dec 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Manus, Admiralty Islands, Australian New Guinea | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 28 Mar 2012 | |||||||
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4 Mar 2016 05:34:38 PM
My husband served on the USS ABSD-2. He was a Seaman 1st class. he was there until after the war ended. He was on a small boat going to the island when the ammunition ship exploded.