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English: Battle of The Philippine Sea, June 1944 (Catalog #: 80-G-23684): Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Vraciu, USNR; fighting squadron 16 "Ace", holds up six fingers to signify his "kills" during the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot", on 19 June 1944. Taken on the flight deck of the USS LEXINGTON (CV-16). Note: Grumman in background and sailor A.L. Poquet at right.
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current12:58, 8 April 2021Thumbnail for version as of 12:58, 8 April 20211,210 × 943 (170 KB)Ich (talk | contribs)Trimmed border - Cropped 5 % horizontally, 9 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode.
02:09, 10 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 02:09, 10 July 20181,280 × 1,036 (195 KB)Kkmurray (talk | contribs){{Information |description={{en| Battle of The Philippine Sea, June 1944 (Catalog #: 80-G-23684): Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Vraciu, USNR; fighting squadron 16 "Ace", holds up six fingers to signify his "kills" during the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot", on 19 June 1944. Taken on the flight deck of the USS LEXINGTON (CV-16). Note: Grumman in background and sailor A.L. Poquet at right.}} |date=1944 Jun 19 |source={{NHHC |id=80-G-236841 |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhh...

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