USS_William_D._Porter_(DD-579)_sinking_after_a_Kamikaze_attack_off_Okinawa,_10_June_1945_(80-G-490024).jpg
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Summary
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Unknown author
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English:
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS
William D. Porter
(DD-579) sinking after she was near-missed by a "Kamikaze" suicide aircraft off Okinawa, 10 June 1945. USS LCS-86 and another LCS are alongside, taking off her crew. Though not actually hit by the enemy plane, William D. Porter received fatal underwater damage from the near-by explosion.
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| Date | Taken on 10 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-490024
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-490024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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This image is available from the
Naval History and Heritage Command
under the digital ID
80-G-490024
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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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