Caption | Floating Japanese G4M1 bomber off Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 8 Aug 1942 as seen from the destroyer USS Ellet. The bomber was shot down during an aerial torpedo attack on the Allied shipping off Tulagi. Photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-19205 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 Aug 1942 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
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WW2-Era Place Name | Tulagi, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories |
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"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945
15 Mar 2017 08:03:49 PM
I found the crew roster on the USS Ellet Facebook page. I found out my father, John Davis Rogers, Jr served as a radioman 3rd class, and enlisted on 2 Jan 1942.