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Caption | Fletcher in a whaleboat waiting to board cruiser Astoria after his flagship Yorktown had been disabled, 1300, 4 Jun 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Date | 4 Jun 1942 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-32350 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 4 Jun 1942 | ||||||||||||
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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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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 619 pixels |
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