USS Witter (DE 636), starboard shell damage

USS Witter (DE 636), starboard shell damage

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

A black and white image of the shrapnel damage from the plane and bomb attack on the ship. Clockwise from the upper left corner, the labels read: "'F strike'; bomb hole at fr. 67 1/2; U.S.S Witter (DE 636) viewing stbd. shell abv. bilge keel, fr. 64-72, docked in AG 70 off Okinawa, taken June 1945, P.N.Y. no. 1621-45, photo. no. 7; shell perforated by shrapnel [includes several arrows pointing to holes]; bilge keel; 'D' strake; 'E' strake." The image shows a close-up of the hull, with several distinct holes shot through the hull. [The photograph is slightly warped, which appears in the digitized version as faint orange-red streaks along the right side.] The reverse of the photo is stamped "Official photograph; not to be released for publication."

June 1945

Ogrodnik Collection

Photographic print

8 x 10"

CPL-OGRODNIK-008