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Caption | Destroyer Benham with 720 survivors of Yorktown on board, at 1900 on 4 Jun 1942; Yorktown in the distance ww2dbase | |||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||
Identification Code | NH 95574 | |||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 4 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, 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 | 640 x 655 pixels |
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