Battle Damage to 5" Gun Gallery
Two men gaze at the battle-damaged Number Five 5" gun gallery on Enterprise CV-6. The gallery was heavily damaged by an enemy bomb explosion during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24 August 1942.
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| Source: William T. Barr Two men gaze at the battle-damaged Number Five 5" gun gallery on Enterprise CV-6. The gallery was heavily damaged by an enemy bomb explosion during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24 August 1942. |
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