HISTORY

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command

After the battle. In the cockpit of an F4F-4 with seven downed symbols sits

Lt. (JG) Elbert McCuskey. At left is Ensign George Gay, the only member of VT-8's

Hornet squadron to survive her Devastators' attack on the Japanese ships.

Japanese sailors from Hiryū who were captured by the USS Ballard

on June 19, 1942.

Source: PaulAllen.com

Kaga wreck

Platform for one of the Kaga's anti-aircraft guns.

The odo on the side of the Kaga wreck below the platform for one of the 127 mm guns.

The platform of the 127 mm gun.

One of the 203 mm guns on the port side of the Kaga.

January 2023

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