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| View Original: | SBD Dauntless of VS-2 flies over destroyer during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942.jpg (4204x3153) | |||
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| Keywords: SBD Dauntless of VS-2 flies over destroyer during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942.jpg Battle of the Coral Sea 8 May 1942 A U S Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of Scouting Squadron 2 VS-2 passes through the screen for the aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 during the anti-torpedo plane patrol action of that day <br> The plane may be that of Lieutenant Junior Grade William E Hall who won the Medal of Honor that day or Ensign John A Leppla who won a Navy Cross Previous captions state that this is a Japanese plane The silhouette matches that of an SBD however Official U S Navy photo https //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-07000/80-G-7390 html 80-G-7390 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-05-08 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Battle of the Coral Sea - Allied forces | ||||
