USS Witter (DE 636), I.C. & Gyro room, beam bent & twisted
Title
USS Witter (DE 636), I.C. & Gyro room, beam bent & twisted
Subject
USS Witter (DE 636); World War, 1939-1945–Campaigns—Pacific area; Destroyer escorts; World War, 1939-1945–Aerial ramming
Description
A black and white image of the damage done in the I.C. & Gyro room. Clockwise from upper left, labels read: "Main wireway; Beam bent & twisted; Feeder dist. box; U.S.S. Witter (DE 636), I.C. & Gyro room, A-310AC, 1st plat., & looking to stbd., taken 18 Aug. 1945, P.N.Y. no. 1621-45, Photo. no. 20; Bhd. demolished; I.C. & A.C.O. switchboard; Vent duct." Reverse is stamped "Official photograph; not to be released for publication."
Date
August 1945
Is Part Of
Ogrodnik Collection
Format
Photographic print
Extent
8 x 10"
Identifier
CPL-OGRODNIK-017
Files
Collection
Citation
“USS Witter (DE 636), I.C. & Gyro room, beam bent & twisted,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed September 11, 2026, https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/10379.