File:Benham-class destroyer in Ironbottom Sound on 7 August 1942 (NH 97761).jpg
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English: Florida Island, Solomon Islands: photograph taken on 7 August 1942, the day U.S. Marines landed to capture nearby Tulagi Island. The original photo's caption states that this is the Southwest end of Florida Island. The destroyer in the center is either USS Ellet (DD-398) or USS Wilson (DD-408). |
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| Depicted place | Ironbottom Sound | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NH 97761 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo NH 97761 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 97761. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1] |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 16:51, 23 March 2017 | | 5,161 × 3,821 (5.52 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | photo from the same event to avoid duplication of accidental double updoad of File:View of Tulagi after shore bombardement on 7 August 1942 (AWM 043366).JPG |
| 15:57, 8 November 2013 |  | 640 × 465 (150 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Clouds of white smoke from fires started by U.S. Navy dive bomber aircraft covering the landing of U.S. Marines and supplies on Guadalcanal Island. |Source={{AWM-image|P05292.010}} |Date=1942-08-07 |Aut... |
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