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80-G-7417 Lexington

Photo #: 80-G-7417 Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
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Description: USS Lexington (CV-2) burning during the afternoon of 8 May 1942, at the time she was abandoned. Several destroyers are standing by to assist in removing the carrier's crew and a whaleboat full of men is in the center of the view, headed toward the camera. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-7417
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