20mm mount, USN PT boat

20mm mount, USN PT boat

Item Information

Title:
20mm mount, USN PT boat
Creator:
United States. Navy
Name on Item:
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Date:
November 30, 1942
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
American Legion Museum
Collection (local):
World War II by Combat Photographers
Subjects:
Military personnel
Antiaircraft guns
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Navy
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 format)
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Caption: File No: GE-AA-24-13862 November 30, 1942 MESSENGERS OF DEATH 4. - A U.S. Bluejacket sights up the long, slender barrel of a 20 millimeter anti-aircraft gun to give this picture of the men and weapons that the nation is using against its enemies. The cylinder in the upper foreground feeds the bullets into the firing chamber and can be replaced by a full cylinder when empty. This particular gun is mounted on a U.S. Navy PT boat.
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Identifier:
1-333