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80-G-373620 Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.

Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.
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Title: Wake Island Raid, 23 May 1944.
Caption: Lieutenant J.J. Collins', F6F "Hellcat" after crash-landing on board USS ESSEX (CV-9). Collins was seriously wounded, and his plane was badly damaged by Japanese Anti-aircraft fire over Wake.
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Catalog #: 80-G-373620
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Tue, May 23, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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