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80-G-16352: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942

80-G-16352:   Loss of USS Wasp (CV 7), 15 September 1942.    Sinking of USS Wasp (CV 7) after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 on 15 September 1942.  She was engaged in covering the movement of supplies and reinforcements into Guadalcanal Island.   Photograph released on 27 October 1942.  (2014/06/12).
Caption: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942. Sinking of USS Wasp (CV 7) after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 on 15 September 1942. She was engaged in covering the movement of supplies and reinforcements into Guadalcanal Island. Photograph released on 27 October 1942. (2014/06/12).
Accession #: 80-G-16352
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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