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| Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 3 | Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Yasoshima being attacked by US carrier aircraft west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 3 | Yasoshima sinking west of Luzon, Philippine Islands, 25 Nov 1944 after being attacked by carrier aircraft from USS Ticonderoga and USS Langley |
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| A burial party assembled on Intrepid's hangar deck in the Philippine Sea the day following the special attack of 25 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 5 | A burial party assembled on Intrepid's hangar deck in the Philippine Sea the day following the special attack of 25 Nov 1944, photo 2 of 5 |
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| A burial party assembled on Intrepid's hangar deck in the Philippine Sea the day following the special attack of 25 Nov 1944, photo 3 of 5 | A burial party assembled on Intrepid's hangar deck in the Philippine Sea the day following the special attack of 25 Nov 1944, photo 4 of 5 |
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| A burial party assembled on Intrepid's hangar deck in the Philippine Sea the day following the special attack of 25 Nov 1944, photo 5 of 5 | Japanese paratroopers of Kaoru Airborne Raiding Detachment inside a L2D aircraft, 26 Nov 1944; person in aisle with glasses was identified as Lieutenant Takashi Kaku |
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| Mrs. Catherine D McCain, wife of Vice Admiral John S McCain, before the commissioning ceremony of the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard that she had sponsored seven months earlier, New York Navy Yard, 26 Nov 1944. | Special attack damaged USS Essex, late Nov 1944; note Oerlikon cannon and ammunition cans |
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| Crewmen of USS St. Louis fighting fires in the hangar, after the ship was struck by a special attack airccraft off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 27 Nov 1944; note wrecked SOC aircraft in background | Cruiser USS St. Louis in Leyte Gulf, Philippines immediately after being struck by an Aichi D3A “Val” dive bomber, 27 Nov 1944. |
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| Eight WASP pilots in front of a North American AT-6 Texan 3 days before the WASPs were disbanded, Waco Army Airfield, Texas, United States, Nov 27, 1944. Photo 1 of 2. | Eight WASP pilots in front of a North American AT-6 Texan 3 days before the WASPs were disbanded, Waco Army Airfield, Texas, United States, Nov 27, 1944. Photo 2 of 2. |
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| Seamen Raymond Graysneck and Verle Kelly, who were blown off the deck of USS St. Louis when the ship was hit by a special attack aircraft, being rescued by destroyer USS Waller, 27 Nov 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines. | TBM-1C Avengers, F6F Hellcats, and SB2C Helldivers of Navy Carrier Air Group 18 from USS Intrepid at Peleliu, Nov 27, 1944. |
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| The smoldering remains of a V-2 rocket attack, Teniers Square, Antwerp, Belgium, 27 Nov 1944 | 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. |
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