Escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay on fire after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 4 Jan 1945. The destroyer USS Patterson can be seen approaching to help.

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Caption     Escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay on fire after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 4 Jan 1945. The destroyer USS Patterson can be seen approaching to help. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Sulu Sea, Philippines
Date 4 Jan 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Identification Code   80-G-273153
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jan 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,048 x 1,654 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
8 Dec 2023 04:12:20 PM

USS Ommaney Bay was part of the invasion force steaming toward Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. The ship was damaged badly enough in this attack that she had to be abandoned and scuttled.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Sulu Sea, Philippines

Latitude-Longitude:
11.4167, 121.3167

Foto Aleatória

Montcalm off Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 26 Jul 1943, photo 04 of 10

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"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."

General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944


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