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NH 111284 Fighting the foe from Salerno to Tarawa--Depth charge blasts Nazi sub

Fighting the foe from Salerno to Tarawa--Depth charge blasts Nazi sub
Title: Fighting the foe from Salerno to Tarawa--Depth charge blasts Nazi sub
Caption: 2 January 1944: "Combat on land, sea and in the air by Navy, Marines and Coast Guard during the past year is depicted in this outstanding series of Official U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine, and U.S. Coast Guard photographs." "Spotted on the surface a few yards from another Nazi sub, this U-boat became the target of rending depth bombs and vicious strafing from an American fighter and torpedo bomber off an escort carrier in mid-Atlantic."
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Catalog #: NH 111284
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sun, Jan 02, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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