USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942

Caption     USS South Dakota firing anti-aircraft guns and a Japanese Type 97 B5N2 torpedo bomber with its torpedo already expended, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 Oct 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-30054
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Photo Size 5,723 x 3,333 pixels
Photos on Same Day 26 Oct 1942
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. mike smith says:
24 Nov 2010 10:08:34 AM

my father john a. smith served on the south dakota during the war.since his passing mybrothers and i have learned alot about just what he and his shipmates went through.dad didn't say much about the war but he was truly proud too have served on the South Dakota.Thanks for the info you have put out there for us too read.

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