Damage in the port forward 5-inch gun gallery on USS Lexington (CV-2), from a Japanese bomb that struck near the gallery’s during the Battle of the Coral Sea, on May 8, 1942. (Naval History and Heritage Command)
Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
Damage in the port forward 5-inch gun gallery on USS Lexington (CV-2), from a Japanese bomb that struck near the gallery’s during the Battle of the Coral Sea, on May 8, 1942. (Naval History and Heritage Command)