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USS Bunker Hill nearly hit by a Japanese bomb during Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 Jun 1944

Caption     USS Bunker Hill nearly hit by a Japanese bomb during Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 Jun 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-366983
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Photo Size 2,827 x 2,159 pixels
Photos on Same Day 19 Jun 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Jimmy m. Lichty says:
14 Jan 2014 10:02:36 AM

still the memories of the *** that gives us here in the philippines a worst nightmare that we will never forget for the rest of our lives.

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