USS Iowa (foreground), USS Wisconsin, USS Missouri, and USS New Jersey (background) off the Virginia Capes, Virginia, United States, 7 Jun 1954

Caption   USS Iowa (foreground), USS Wisconsin, USS Missouri, and USS New Jersey (background) off the Virginia Capes, Virginia, United States, 7 Jun 1954 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via navsource.org
Identification Code   80-G-638938
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 5 May 2012

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