Soldiers abandoning the sinking SS President Coolidge
Soldiers abandoning the sinking SS President Coolidge in Espiritu Santo Harbor. She hit a U.S. mine because instructions for safe entry into the harbor were omitted from her sailing orders. All but two on board survived, but the loss of equipment and supplies deepened the crisis at Guadalcanal. Oct. 26, 1943. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_99)
Picture No
11966809
Media ID
45360368
Size
3000px x 2263px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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