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

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.