[Photo] Astoria stopped to pick up downed pilot Lt (jg) Paul Holmberg, 1342, 4 Jun 1942; the SBD piloted by Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie in center of picture was also about to ditch from low fuel

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Astoria stopped to pick up downed pilot Lt (jg) Paul Holmberg, 1342, 4 Jun 1942; the SBD piloted by Lt Cmdr Maxwell Leslie in center of picture was also about to ditch from low fuel ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

Identification Code

80-G-32235

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See all photos dated 4 Jun 1942

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C. Peter Chen

Added Date

5 Dec 2006

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Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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