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The USS West Virginia burns and sinks after being struck by torpedoes on Dec. 7, 1941. Salvaged in 1942, the West Virginia would go on to participate in some of the largest naval battles of World War II, including Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The ship was decommissioned in 1959.
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The USS West Virginia burns and sinks after being struck by torpedoes on Dec. 7, 1941. Salvaged in 1942, the West Virginia would go on to participate in some of the largest naval battles of World War II, including Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The ship was decommissioned in 1959. (Courtesy photo by the United States National Archives)


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