USS Witter (DE 636), anchored off Okinawa

USS Witter (DE 636), anchored off Okinawa

USS Witter (DE 636); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area; Destroyer escorts; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese

A black and white image of a ship anchored near a land mass. The photo is labeled in white. The first label is pointing towards the middle of the ship near the water line, and reads "hole made by plane crashing into hull." The second label is in the lower right corner of the photo and reads "U.S.S. Witter (DE636) with fwd. eng. rm. pumped out; taken May 1945; Okinawa; P.N.Y. No. 1621-45; Photo. No. 1". The reverse of the photo is stamped "Official Photograph; not to be released for publication."

May 1945

Ogrodnik Collection

Photographic print

8 x 10"

CPL-OGRODNIK-004