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NH 96990 USS Helena (CA-75)

Photo #: NH 96990 USS Helena (CA-75)
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Title: USS Helena (CA-75)
Description: Buildings wrecked by the ship's eight-inch shells during a bombardment of North Korean positions, circa October 1950. The building in the foreground was the enemy communications center. That in the background was their headquarters. The bombardment was directed by Commander Lester E. Hubbell, ship's Operations Officer and member of its Shore Fire Control Party, from a Korea Military Advisory Group radio transmitting truck concealed within a few hundred yards of the target. Photograph was released by CinCPac Fleet PIO on 20 October 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the All Hands collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96990
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