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80-G-270665: USS Sangamon (CVE-26), October 25, 1944

80-G-270665: USS Sangamon (CVE-26), October 25, 1944. Two Japanese “Zero” aircraft making suicide attacks on USS Sangamon (CVE-26) off Leyte Gulf, Philippines, as seen from USS Suwannee (CVL-27). One Japanese near miss near bow. Trailing Japanese turned away and was shot down by our fighters. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-270665: USS Sangamon (CVE-26), October 25, 1944. Two Japanese “Zero” aircraft making suicide attacks on USS Sangamon (CVE-26) off Leyte Gulf, Philippines, as seen from USS Suwannee (CVL-27). One Japanese near miss near bow. Trailing Japanese turned away and was shot down by our fighters. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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