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80-G-55515: USS O’Bannon (DD-450), July 1943

80-G-55515: USS O’Bannon (DD-450) rescuing two pilots and two radiomen from USS St. Louis (CL-49) when in a heavy sea, just prior to the Battle of Kula Gulf, their SOC Planes were overturned in making landings. Photographed by CPU-2, 5-6 July 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/4/28).
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Caption: USS O’Bannon (DD-450) rescuing two pilots and two radiomen from USS St. Louis (CL-49) when in a heavy sea, just prior to the Battle of Kula Gulf, their SOC Planes were overturned in making landings. Photographed by CPU-2, 5-6 July 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/4/28).
Accession #: 80-G-55515
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