BM 3rd Class Donald O. Smith at the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Midway Atoll, 6 Apr 1943

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Caption     BM 3rd Class Donald O. Smith at the conning tower of USS Wahoo, Midway Atoll, 6 Apr 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Midway, US Pacific Islands
Date 6 Apr 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via navsource.org
 
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Photos on Same Day 6 Apr 1943
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,250 x 1,544 pixels



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1. mike connell says:
28 Dec 2020 01:37:39 AM

What do the two bigger flags on top of the mast signify? I have never seen them before

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