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80-G-490324: Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945

80-G-490324: Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945. Lieutenant Junior Grade W.G. Gwinn, USNR, was the pilot of the PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber which sighted the survivors of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) sunk by Japanese submarine I-58, July 30, 1945. Photograph released August 15, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
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Caption: Loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), July 1945. Lieutenant Junior Grade W.G. Gwinn, USNR, was the pilot of the PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber which sighted the survivors of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) sunk by Japanese submarine I-58, July 30, 1945. Photograph released August 15, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
Accession #: 80-G-490324
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