JOSN Oscar Sosa Naval Base, Norfolk, Va....Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician 1ST Class Gil Endo mans the phone at the Information and Referral Crisis Intervention Center. Endo is answering questions regarding the explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) which claimed the lives of 47 crew members. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)
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1982 - 2007
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The U.S. National Archives
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