USS Witter (De 636), looking down to fwd.

USS Witter (De 636), looking down to fwd.

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 the hole left in the hull by the plane strike. The label in the lower right corner reads: "U.S.S. Witter (DE 636), Looking down to fwd., viewing stbd. hull, FRS 48-65, showing damage caused by plane crash + bomb explosion, docked in AG70 off Okinawa, taken June 1945, P.N.Y. no. 1621-45, photo. no. 5." The reverse of the photo has a small "3" 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-081