[Photo] African-American mess attendants take their turn at a 20mm gun during gunnery training on Aircraft Transport USS Copahee during transit from California to Pearl Harbor, 9 Sep 1942. Note TBF Avengers on the flight deck.

Caption

African-American mess attendants take their turn at a 20mm gun during gunnery training on Aircraft Transport USS Copahee during transit from California to Pearl Harbor, 9 Sep 1942. Note TBF Avengers on the flight deck. ww2dbase

Source

ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

Identification Code

80-G-71586

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TBF Avenger	Main article	Photos
20 mm Oerlikon	Main article	Photos

Photos on Same Day

9 Sep 1942

Photos at Same Place

Pacific Ocean

Added By

David Stubblebine

Added Date

1 Aug 2016

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Licensing

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