USS Bunker Hill

June 19, 1945Photograph

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944. The large splash at the stern of the ship is a near-miss by a Japanese bomb. The Japanese plane, severely crippled, is about to crash at left.

Courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command

USS Bunker Hill during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944.