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80-G-251008 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)

USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
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Title: USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
Caption: Lieutenant Ira Hardman (center) grins at an enlarged photograph of the water landing he made in his SBD bomber, after it was hit by Japanese A.A. fire during the raid on the Palau's, circa 30 March 1944. His plane was the first to dive on an enemy destroyer during the raid. Photographed in the squadron ready room after his rescue.
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Catalog #: 80-G-251008
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Thu, Mar 30, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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