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Martha O'Driscoll poses with souvenirs, 1945
Photograph. Martha O'Driscoll with another unidentified entertainer holding souvenirs, including a decorated coconut...
Smoke rising from the bow of the USS Suwannee (CVE-27) off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Isolated fire on the deck of the USS Suwannee (CVE-27) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption...
USS Suwannee (CVE-27) completely on fire off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from the burning USS Suwannee (CVE-27) after a Japanese kamikaze attack....
Japanese kamikaze attacking the USS Suwannee off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Japanese kamikaze diving towards the USS Suwannee (CVE-27); a Grumman F6F Hellcat is flying in from the...
Japanese kamikaze attacking the USS Suwannee off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Japanese kamikaze diving towards the USS Suwannee (CVE-27); a Grumman F6F Hellcat is flying over the ship....
Japanese kamikaze colliding with the USS Suwannee off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. Japanese kamikaze colliding with the USS Suwannee (CVE-27) and exploding on contact; a Grumman F6F Hellcat...
Smoke rising from the burning USS Suwannee (CVE-27) off the shore of Leyte Island, 1944
Photograph. USS Suwannee (CVE-27) burning after a Japanese kamikaze attack; a Grumman Avenger (Torpedo bomber) is...
Riggs, William Prewar Life to Navy
Williams Riggs was born in Somerset, Texas in January 1925. He grew up working on a farm and vowed he would never go...
Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...
Riggs, William War's End and Reflections
After the conclusion of World War 2, William Riggs' only thought upon arriving home was to seek out a job away from the...