USS President Jackson (left of photograph), USS San Francisco (background center) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12 Nov 1942; the column of smoke in the background astern of USS San Francisco was from a downed Japanese aircraft

Caption     USS President Jackson (left of photograph), USS San Francisco (background center) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12 Nov 1942; the column of smoke in the background astern of USS San Francisco was from a downed Japanese aircraft ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-32366
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Guadalcanal Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
San Francisco   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 5,712 x 4,504 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 Nov 1942
Photos at Same Place British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Anonymous says:
12 Nov 2009 09:30:24 PM

What a photo. oh my god. you can totally see the chaos that was happening at that moment in time. God bless our military folks!

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