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Bomb Damaged Compartment
Compartment D-203-1LM, near the detonation point of the first bomb to strike CV-6, 24 August 1942.
Source: Arnold W. Olson

Ceiling of compartment D-203-1LM (crews' quarters), near the detonation point of the first bomb to strike Enterprise during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24 August 1942. The main deck overhead was bulged upwards 16 inches at this point.

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