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80-G-30234: Operation Torch, November 1942. Activities onboard USS Ranger (CV-4) during the campaign. Shown: Aviation Ordnancemen belted over one million rounds of 50 calibre machine guns ammunition in preparation for the Amphibious Force invasion of French North Africa. Aviation Ordnanceman 2/C C.F. Boyette and Aviation Ordnanceman 2/C J.L. Haddigan, right, stow away a few thousand rounds already belted. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/06).
Uploaded 14 June 2026
Photo details
- Status
- Approved
- Context
- Field / Unknown location
- Date taken
- November 1942(AI estimate)
- Operation
- Operation Torch· North AfricaAI
- Location
- Oran, Algeria
- Coordinates
- 33.83330, -5.00000
- License
- Public domain / no rights reserved
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