Japanese Navy Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Saigon, French Indochina, 16 Nov 1941Oil storage tanks south of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), French Indochina (Vietnam) burn after being bombed by United States Navy carrier planes, Jan 12, 1945Strike photo from USS Ticonderoga aircraft showing burning oil storage tanks on the banks of the Mekong River in Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Strike photo from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) aircraft showing burning oil storage tanks on the banks of the Mekong River in Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.
Japanese Navy Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Saigon, French Indochina, 16 Nov 1941Oil storage tanks south of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), French Indochina (Vietnam) burn after being bombed by United States Navy carrier planes, Jan 12, 1945Strike photo from USS Ticonderoga aircraft showing burning oil storage tanks on the banks of the Mekong River in Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Strike photo from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) aircraft showing burning oil storage tanks on the banks of the Mekong River in Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.
Strike photo taken from a Wasp (Essex-class) aircraft showing an attack on the Tan Son Nhut airfield near Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Strike photo taken from an SB2C Helldiver from Ticonderoga showing the vigorous attack on shipping in the Mekong River, Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.USS Essex strike photo of burning oil storage tanks at Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.USS Essex strike photo of the former French cruiser La Motte-Picquet capsized in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. The cruiser’s turrets and superstructure were previously removed
Strike photo taken from a Wasp (Essex-class) aircraft showing an attack on the Tan Son Nhut airfield near Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Strike photo taken from an SB2C Helldiver from Ticonderoga showing the vigorous attack on shipping in the Mekong River, Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.USS Essex strike photo of burning oil storage tanks at Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.USS Essex strike photo of the former French cruiser La Motte-Picquet capsized in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. The cruiser’s turrets and superstructure were previously removed
USS Essex strike photo showing shipping under attack in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Panhard Type 178 armored car with its Vietnamese crew, Thu Duc Officers School, Saigon, State of Vietnam, 1952Reactivated as an aircraft transport ship in 1958, USNS Card is seen dockside in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) in about 1968.
USS Essex strike photo showing shipping under attack in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.Panhard Type 178 armored car with its Vietnamese crew, Thu Duc Officers School, Saigon, State of Vietnam, 1952Reactivated as an aircraft transport ship in 1958, USNS Card is seen dockside in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) in about 1968.


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