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Image: US Navy Task Group 58.1 underway in July 1944

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Description: The U.S. Navy Task Force 58 raids in the Caroline Islands, July 1944: Rear Admiral J.J. Clark's Task Group 58.1 reverses course, during attacks on Yap, 28 July 1944. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) is in the center, with the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28) in the left middle distance and USS Yorktown (CV-10) at right. Six Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters are overhead.
Title: US Navy Task Group 58.1 underway in July 1944
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-367247 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: U.S. Navy (photographed with a K-17 camera from a USS Hornet (CV-12) plane)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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