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80-G-324186: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, USS Halligan (DD-584), March 1945

80-G-324186: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, USS Halligan (DD-584), March 1945. Halligan patrolling in vicinity of Okinawa, March 26, 1945, when she struck a mine which caused her forward magazines to explode breaking the ship in two resulting in a high percentage of casualties. Shown: Only a portion of the stern visible, March 26, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/11/22). Note, photograph is curved.
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Caption: Okinawa Campaign, Pre-Landing Bombardment, USS Halligan (DD-584), March 1945. Halligan patrolling in vicinity of Okinawa, March 26, 1945, when she struck a mine which caused her forward magazines to explode breaking the ship in two resulting in a high percentage of casualties. Shown: Only a portion of the stern visible, March 26, 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/11/22). Note, photograph is curved.
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