A camera on Ford Island catches the moment the forward magazine of USS Shaw exploded, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Dec 7, 1941.

Caption   A camera on Ford Island catches the moment the forward magazine of USS Shaw exploded, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Dec 7, 1941. ww2dbase
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 30 Dec 2013

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