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Caption | USS St. Louis immediately after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft abaft the No. 5 gun turret, Leyte Gulf, 27 Nov 1944. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia. ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Leyte Gulf, Philippines | |||||||||||||
Date | 27 Nov 1944 | |||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-273003 | |||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 27 Nov 1944 | |||||||||||||
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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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||
Photo Size | 1,212 x 946 pixels |
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