
Caption | US warships Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisville, Portland, and Columbia in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands, Jan 1945 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-59525 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added Date | 11 Oct 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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2. James Jonas says:
10 Dec 2016 07:25:48 AM
My father, Marvin Jonas, was on the Pennsy when this picture was taken. He was also on board when she took the torpedo in Buckner Bay. He truly loved this ship and spoke of her fondly. He died in 2011 at the age of 85.
10 Dec 2016 07:25:48 AM
My father, Marvin Jonas, was on the Pennsy when this picture was taken. He was also on board when she took the torpedo in Buckner Bay. He truly loved this ship and spoke of her fondly. He died in 2011 at the age of 85.
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This is a fantastic shot. It really communicates the power of these ships.