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Caption | US Navy prize crew flying the US ensign over the German ensign on the captured U-505, 7 Jun 1944. The flagship of the hunter group responsible for the capture, the USS Guadalcanal, is in the background. Seen in United States Navy Task Group 22.3 Report ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Atlantic Ocean | |||||||
Date | 7 Jun 1944 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via uboatarchive.net | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Jun 1944 | |||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Photo Size | 940 x 762 pixels |
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