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80-G-469688 Lieutenant Commander John T. Blackburn, Commanding Officer of VGF-9

Lieutenant Commander John T. Blackburn, Commanding Officer of VGF-9
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Title: Lieutenant Commander John T. Blackburn, Commanding Officer of VGF-9
Caption: Being transferred by breeches buoy from USS MONADNOCK (CM-9) to USS SANTEE (ACV-29) during the North Africa Operation, circa 11 November 1942. He had spent 64 hours in the ocean awaiting rescue after his plane crashed. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR.
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Catalog #: 80-G-469688
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photograph by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR.
Original Date: Wed, Nov 11, 1942
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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