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80-G-32366 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-15 November 1942

Photo #: 80-G-32366 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-15 November 1942
Title: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-15 November 1942
Description: USS President Jackson (AP-37) maneuvering under Japanese air attack off Guadalcanal, 12 November 1942. In the center background is smoke from an enemy plane that had just crashed into the after superstructure of USS San Francisco (CA-38), which is steaming away in the right center. Photographed from USS President Adams (AP-38). Note the anti-aircraft shell bursts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-32366
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