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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: May 24, 2009
Caption: USS Savannah
Additional Description: Commissioned by the United States Navy on May 8, 1937 as a Light Cruiser, this proud ship served throughout the long hard years of World War II and was subsequently decommissioned. In September 1943, while supporting the allied invasion of Italy, the Savannah was struck off Salerno by a new German bomb, a forerunner of the guided missle. Despite heavy damage and many casualties, the Savannah earned the acclaim of the invasion forces by continuing to engage the enemy in support of the troops on the embattled beaches.
Submitted: June 15, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p67333
File Size: 0.814 Megabytes

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