Destroyer USS Shaw transferring survivors of sunken destroyer USS Porter to battleship USS South Dakota (foreground) while underway toward Efate, New Hebrides, 28 Oct 1942.

Caption     Destroyer USS Shaw transferring survivors of sunken destroyer USS Porter to battleship USS South Dakota (foreground) while underway toward Efate, New Hebrides, 28 Oct 1942. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-33381
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Solomon Islands Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
South Dakota   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Shaw   Main article  Photos  
20 mm Oerlikon   Main article  Photos  
Mark 12 5-inch/38 caliber   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,480 x 1,174 pixels
Photos on Same Day 28 Oct 1942
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
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".

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1. Marcia Friedman says:
7 Jun 2022 11:06:45 PM

My father was a Lt. on the Porter when it was sunk. He was a USNA class of '43 grad. After suffering a heart attack at a meeting calling the reserves to active duty during the Bay of Pigs, he started writing about his experience on the Poster DD356. He ended up in Noumea where his narrative is descriptive of the activities while waiting for their new assignment. He died before he could continue his tale of his early service in the Navy. Commander Charles D. Pulver rests at Arlington National Cemetery with his spouse and two sons, Charles Jr. and Howard who served in the Army and ignored the advice of my father: In the Navy you always have dry sheets. We honor all who served and especially those who gave all.

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