USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942

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Caption     USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 26 Oct 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-30054
 
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Photos on Same Day 26 Oct 1942
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 5,723 x 3,333 pixels



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1. mike smith says:
24 Nov 2010 10:08:34 AM

my father john a. smith served on the south dakota during the war.since his passing mybrothers and i have learned alot about just what he and his shipmates went through.dad didn't say much about the war but he was truly proud too have served on the South Dakota.Thanks for the info you have put out there for us too read.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Pacific Ocean

Latitude-Longitude:
-8.0000, 164.0000

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