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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-48243

USS Louisville (CA-28)


Ensign William C. Orr, USNR, (left) pilot of one of the ship's SOC "Seagull" scout-observation planes, and his crewman, Aviation Radioman 3rd Class Thomas D. Everett, pose by the damaged wingtip of their aircraft. The plane had been damaged by Japanese fire.
Photo is dated 26 February 1945, but was probably taken earlier.
Note inflatable life jackets, helmets & goggles, and Ens. Orr's revolver and ammunition.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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18 April 2001