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Caption | USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-30054 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Photo Size | 5,723 x 3,333 pixels |
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24 Nov 2010 10:08:34 AM
my father john a. smith served on the south dakota during the war.since his passing mybrothers and i have learned alot about just what he and his shipmates went through.dad didn't say much about the war but he was truly proud too have served on the South Dakota.Thanks for the info you have put out there for us too read.