JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....A crew member from the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) is reunited with his family upon the ship's return to home port following an explosion in its No. 2 16-inch gun turret which killed 47 crew members on April 19th. The explosion occurred as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. 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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