Caption | Japanese freighter at Truk, Caroline Islands hit by a torpedo dropped from a US Navy squadron VT-10 Avenger aircraft, 17 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Eugene Smith | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
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Photos in Series | See all photos in this series | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 17 Feb 1944 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Fefan, Truk, Caroline Islands | |||||
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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