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1943 Press Photo U.S. Sailors Manning Guns On Helena Sunk by Japanese Torpedos

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These U.S. soldiers were manning the automatic guns on the Helena when it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. Here, outside the Marine Corps tents where they are living in a coconut grove at a South Pacific base are LTR: J.J. Ebnet; W.R. Barnett; G.Q. Hughes; O.E. Tumlin; L.R. Gross; N. Spehar; J. Summers; F.G. Smith; M.E. Dunbar; L.B. Turner; T. Tizard, Jr.; G.M. Sillings; D.Di Carlos and J. Kneeland.

Photo is dated 1943.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.
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