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80-G-490024 USS William D. Porter (DD-579)

Photo #: 80-G-490024 USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
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Title: USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
Description: Sinking after she was near-missed by a Kamikaze suicide aircraft off Okinawa, 10 June 1945. USS LCS-86 and another LCS are alongside, taking off her crew. Though not actually hit by the enemy plane, William D. Porter received fatal underwater damage from the near-by explosion. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490024
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