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.

Caption     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. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-270781
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Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
St. Louis   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,202 x 950 pixels
Photos on Same Day 27 Nov 1944
Photos at Same Place Leyte Gulf, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
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".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Jul 2023 10:04:32 PM

These two men clung to floating debris for an hour and a half before being picked up by USS Waller. This is an official US Navy photograph but the official caption has a few errors. The original caption includes Seaman Kelly’s middle name but not his last name and it incorrectly identifies the rescuing destroyer as the USS Walker, which was in Seeadler Harbor at the time.

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