Burial at Sea for Gun Tub 10
Object NamePhotograph
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateOctober 29, 1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. P00.2012.01.88
Object numberP00.2012.01.88
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal image of a burial at sea on USS Intrepid for the members of Gun Tub 10 killed in action. There are light-skinned sailors in dress white uniforms sending the flag wrapped bodies of the victims into the sea. There is a second row of sailors in dress white uniforms behind them who are dark-skinned. Other crewmembers in working dungaree uniforms are watching in the background. The hangar door is open and the sea is choppy. There is a white border around the image.Caption on bottom of the image reads: "Killed in Action Aboard USS Intrepid off Luzon. U.S. Navy Photo 131-11"
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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
October 29, 1944
Object number: P00.2012.01.86
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
October 29, 1944
Object number: P00.2012.01.83
