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80-G-K-15562 Lieutenant junior grade Eugene R. Hanks, USNR

Lieutenant junior grade Eugene R. Hanks, USNR
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Title: Lieutenant junior grade Eugene R. Hanks, USNR
Caption: In the cockpit of a Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter, on board USS LEXINGTON (CV-16), during the Marshalls and Gilberts Operation, circa November-December 1943. Note five "kill" markings, insignia and reflector gun sight on plane, which belongs to VF-16. Photographed by Commander Edward Steichen.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-15562
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photo by Commander Edward Steichen, USNR.
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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