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80-G-49300: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944

<p>80-G-49300: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944. USS Block Island (CVE-21) torpedo hits from U-549, 29 May 1944. Image from Task Group 21.11 Serial 0027 Report, copied June 1978.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Loss of USS Block Island (CVE-21), May 29, 1944. USS Block Island (CVE-21) torpedo hits from U-549, 29 May 1944. Image from Task Group 21.11 Serial 0027 Report, copied June 1978. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18)
Accession #: 80-G-49300
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