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| 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 | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Leyte Gulf, Philippines | |||||||||
| Date | 27 Nov 1944 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-270781 | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 27 Nov 1944 | |||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,202 x 950 pixels | |||||||||
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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.