| Caption | Destroyer USS William D Porter lay mortally wounded by a Japanese special attack aircraft that hit the water close aboard without striking the ship but exploded beneath the ship, off Okinawa, 10 Jun 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-490027 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,167 x 932 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 10 Jun 1945 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | East China Sea, Pacific Ocean | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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