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Admiral Chester Nimitz Takes Command in the Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Daisy Chains and Torpedoes at Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
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Japanese cargo ship Kyushu Maru beached and sunk on Guadalcanal in November 1942. She had been the victim of U.S. air attacks on 15 October 1942. Note wrecked Japanese landing craft in center. (80-G-K-1467-C)

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