File:Wounded airman is carried across the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6), 4 June 1942 (80-G-7746).jpg

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English: Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942: Description: U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Clifton R. Bassett, of Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3), is carried from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 4 June 1942. He had been wounded by Japanese aircraft while VB-3 was attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. Bassett was radioman/gunner of the Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout-bomber flown by Ensign Bunyan R. Cooner, USNR, seen here walking to the right of the stretcher party.
The photo was taken looking forward from the carrier's island. Note the flight deck distance markings and the aircraft tie-down strips.
Date 4 June 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-7746
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7746
Other versions National Museum of the U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7746

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-7746.
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