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Printed black and white photograph of a burial at sea for the men killed in Gun Tub 10 on USS I…
Burial at Sea for Gun Tub 10
Printed black and white photograph of a burial at sea for the men killed in Gun Tub 10 on USS I…
Printed black and white photograph of a burial at sea for the men killed in Gun Tub 10 on USS Intrepid

Burial at Sea for Gun Tub 10

Object NamePhotograph
DateOctober 29, 1944
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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