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NH 77714 USS AUGUSTA (CA-31)

USS AUGUSTA (CA-31)
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Title: USS AUGUSTA (CA-31)
Caption: View of the point-of-impact for a Chinese antiaircraft shell which landed on the well-deck of the AUGUSTA killing Seaman Second Class Freddie J. Falgout of Raceland, Louisiana and wounding 17. The incident occurred on 20 August 1937, late in the afternoon when many of the crew were gathering for the evening movies.
Description: Courtesy of Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo, USN (retired)
Catalog #: NH 77714
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, Aug 20, 1937
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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