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80-G-287497 Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944

Photo #: 80-G-287497 Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
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Title: Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
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Description: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) prepares to launch FM-2 Wildcat fighters during the action. In the center distance, Japanese shells are splashing near USS White Plains (CVE-66). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-287497
Original Date: 1944-10-25
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