
Caption | USS New Mexico hit by a special attack aircraft at dusk off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945; photo taken from cruiser USS Wichita ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-328653 | ||||||||||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 589 pixels | ||||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 12 May 1945 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. Anonymous says:
11 Dec 2023 01:50:33 PM
My dad was on this ship at this time. He survived and helped make the repairs to get it up and running again. He did a video about being on the ship and the attacks. He was 96 when he made the video. He died in April 2023 at age 97.
11 Dec 2023 01:50:33 PM
My dad was on this ship at this time. He survived and helped make the repairs to get it up and running again. He did a video about being on the ship and the attacks. He was 96 when he made the video. He died in April 2023 at age 97.
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