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USS Sangamon (ACV-26), ex. Esso Trenton (1) - Part 2
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1), view of the damage to the flight deck of
USS Sangamon (CVE-26) after a kamikaze attack, May 1945.
( Photo thanks to Joe Radigan )
USS "Sangamon" (CVE 26) ex USS "Sangamon" (AO 28) ex "Esso Trenton" (1).
A 20 x 20" bronze plaque is to be dedicated on May 4, 2008 (63rd anniversary of the kamikaze attack) in the Admiral
Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas.
( Photo thanks to Don Schroeder )