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| Title | Lt. J.G. Alex Vraciu Climbs out of his Grumman Hellcat F6F Aboard the USS Lexington |
| Owning Institution | Indiana Historical Society |
| Item ID | M0783_BOX4_FOLDER25_VRACIU |
| Description | Alex Vraciu of East Chicago, Indiana, flew for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific on a variety of aircraft carriers. By war's end, Vraciu had shot down nineteen Japanese planes, destroyed another twenty-one aircraft on the ground, and sank an enemy merchant ship. For a time, he was the leading Navy Ace in the Pacific. He was awarded the Navy Cross. |
| Subject | Airplanes, Military
World War, 1939-1945
United States Navy Pacific Fleet
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
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| Date | 1944-June |
| Time Period | 1940s (1940-1949)
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| Geographic Location | Pacific Ocean
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| Source Collection Name | Douglas E. Clanin World War II Oral History Collection, 1944-2002 |
| Source Collection Number | M0783 |
| Digital Collection Name | WW II Materials |
| Digital Collection Number | ww2 |
| Destination Indiana | Destination Indiana World War II–Hoosiers in the Pacific |
| Format of Original | Photographic print, b&w, 8 x 10 |
| Digital Format | JP2000 |
| Resolution | 600 ppi |
| Copyright Notice | Digital Image © 2010 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
