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80-G-469326 Lieutenant Junior Grade H. Blake Moranville, USNR

Lieutenant Junior Grade H. Blake Moranville, USNR
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Title: Lieutenant Junior Grade H. Blake Moranville, USNR
Caption: Napping in Fighter Squadron Eleven's ready room on USS HORNET (CV-12), in company with VF-11's mascot dog, circa January 1945. He was shot down while strafing Saigon Airport, French Indochina, on 12 January 1945. Captured by local French authorities, he ultimately escaped via China. Photographed by Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR.
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Catalog #: 80-G-469326
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photograph by Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR.
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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