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Caption | USS Enterprise (left), USS Portland (center), and USS South Dakota (center-right) in action during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942; note at least two Japanese aircraft above USS Enterprise, and USS South Dakota firing her secondary battery ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-20989 | ||||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||||
Photo Size | 5,044 x 4,024 pixels |
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