
Caption | Smoke plume from the burning oiler USS Mississinewa in Ulithi Lagoon as seen from the battleship USS South Dakota, 20 Nov 1944. Carriers in the foreground are Bunker Hill and Langley (Independence-class). ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-290004 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Nov 1944 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Ulithi, Caroline Islands | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Added Date | 24 Sep 2019 | ||||||||||
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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". | ||||||||||
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