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80-G-54563: Battle of Kula Gulf, July 5-6, 1943

80-G-54563: Battle of Kula Gulf, July 5-6, 1943. Aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449), survivors of USS Helena (CL-50), which was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese. They are debarking at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, for a period of relaxation before shipping out for the battlefront again. Photograph, July 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/07/19).
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Caption: Battle of Kula Gulf, July 5-6, 1943. Aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449), survivors of USS Helena (CL-50), which was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese. They are debarking at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, for a period of relaxation before shipping out for the battlefront again. Photograph, July 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/07/19).
Accession #: 80-G-54563
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