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80-G-17053 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-17053 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: Oil tanks burning on Sand Island, Midway, during the night of 4-5 June 1942. They had been set afire by Japanese air attack on morning of 4 June. Light from this fire guided at least one Marine aviator back to Midway after an attempted night attack mission against Japanese ships on 4-5 June. This view looks roughly southwest along what was then Sand Island's southern shore. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-17053
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