[Photo] Torpedoman Second class Richard Malecki sitting astride a Mark XIII aerial torpedo aboard PT-184, May 1945. Note Mark 6 Depth Charge in the foreground and a twin Browning .50 caliber machine gun mount in the background.

Torpedoman Second class Richard Malecki sitting astride a Mark XIII aerial torpedo aboard PT-184, May 1945. Note Mark 6 Depth Charge in the foreground and a twin Browning .50 caliber machine gun mount in the background.

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Torpedoman Second class Richard Malecki sitting astride a Mark XIII aerial torpedo aboard PT-184, May 1945. Note Mark 6 Depth Charge in the foreground and a twin Browning .50 caliber machine gun mount in the background. ww2dbase

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May 1945

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