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NH 43091 "Enemy DD under fire with burning enemy ships in background"

"Enemy DD under fire with burning enemy ships in background"
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Title: "Enemy DD under fire with burning enemy ships in background"
Caption: Photo dated 7 November 1944 in original Naval Records and Library caption. Light cruiser at left may be USS DENVER (CL-58) (she had this camouflage pattern), and action seen may be sinking of Japanese destroyer ASAGUMO at the end of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944. (Note: original caption identified ship as LOUISVILLE, which is incorrect).
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Catalog #: NH 43091
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: 1944-11-07
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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