USS Witter (DE 636), view looking up from fuel oil tank

USS Witter (DE 636), view looking up from fuel oil tank

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

A black and white photograph of some of the damage done during the plane attack. Clockwise from the upper right corner, the labels read: " U.S.S. Witter (DE 636), view looking up from fuel oil tank 4-2F, looking to port, showing explosion damage, taken 18 Aug 1945, P.N.Y. no. 1621-45, photo. no. 13; For'd BHD.; Trans. BHD.; Aft. BHF-D.; 1st Plat." The reverse of the photograph has a small "8" in the upper left corner. The photo paper used has "this paper manufactured by Kodak," indicating that this is a 1980s-1990s print of a photo from 1945.

Original 1945; reprint circa 1990s

Ogrodnik Collection

Photographic print

5 x 6.5"

CPL-OGRODNIK-080