| Caption | Seamen Raymond Graysneck and Verle Kelly, who were blown off the deck of USS St. Louis when the ship was hit by a special attack aircraft, being rescued by destroyer USS Waller, 27 Nov 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-270781 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,202 x 950 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 27 Nov 1944 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Leyte Gulf, Philippines | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Leyte Gulf, Philippines |
| Lat/Long | 10.9083, 125.3800 |
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7 Jul 2023 10:04:32 PM
These two men clung to floating debris for an hour and a half before being picked up by USS Waller. This is an official US Navy photograph but the official caption has a few errors. The original caption includes Seaman Kelly’s middle name but not his last name and it incorrectly identifies the rescuing destroyer as the USS Walker, which was in Seeadler Harbor at the time.