| Sailor asleep between 40 millimeter Bofors antiaircraft guns on board the USS New Jersey (BB-62). The quadruple mount Bofors was a Swedish design mass manufactured in the United States, and was arguably the best antiaircraft gun of World War II. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2169.jpg |
| Image Size | 1,005.55 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 2364 x 2466 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | December 1, 1944 |
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| Country | Pacific Ocean |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | NWDNS-80-G-469929 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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