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Photo #: NH 103030

Mindoro Invasion, December 1944


Navy ships fighting fires on USS LST-742, after she was hit by a Kamikaze off the Mindoro landing beaches, 15 December 1944.
Photographed from on board USS PCE-851.
The bow of USS O'Brien (DD-725) is at right, with fire fighting parties spraying water on the burning ship. USS Hopewell (DD-681) is seen nearly bow-on in the center background, largely shrouded by smoke.
O'Brien is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 9D.

Collection of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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Image posted 28 June 2005