
Caption | A6M2 Model 21 Zero fighter of Lieutenant Hideki Shingo preparing to take off from carrier Shokaku during Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 Oct 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 26 Oct 1942 | ||||||||||||
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"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944
18 Nov 2010 07:08:12 PM
Lt. Hideki Shingo launches from the carrier
Shokaku, October 1942 during the Battle of
Santa Cruz.
Shingo was a veteran of China and early
campaigns of the Pacific War, he rose to the
rank of Lt. Commander.