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80-G-30401: USS Augusta (CA-31), Operation Torch, November 1942

<p>80-G-30401: Operation Torch, November 1942. USS Augusta (CA 31). A special life raft litter, for removal of injured men in case of abandoning ship was rigged and demonstrated during the trip to North Africa.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Operation Torch, November 1942. USS Augusta (CA 31). A special life raft litter, for removal of injured men in case of abandoning ship was rigged and demonstrated during the trip to North Africa. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/29).
Accession #: 80-G-30401
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