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80-G-373617 Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.

Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.
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Title: Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.
Caption: USS ESSEX (CV-9) flight deck crewman prepare to remove Lieutenant J.J. Collins from his F6F "Hellcat", after he crash-landed on board. Collins was seriously wounded, and his plane badly damaged, by Japanese Anti-aircraft fire over Wake. Note firefighting team at right.
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Catalog #: 80-G-373617
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Tue, May 23, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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