Saved by a shell
Death-dealing ammunition probably saved this injured seaman's life. He was holding a five-inch shell when a torpedo struck his ship, and the shell was so heavy it kept him from being knocked down by the blast, thus enabling him to fight through the ensuing fires.
- Date
- 1943-05-11
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 6,108 × 7,585 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information).
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