Caption | USS Helena (left) and USS St. Louis (right) firing during Battle of Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands, 6 Jul 1943; photo taken from USS Honolulu ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-54553 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 6 Jul 1943 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kula Gulf, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
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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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WW2-Era Place Name | Kula Gulf, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -7.7667, 157.1833 |
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