NARA photo 80-G-52072. Courtesy: J.P. Coleman collection
Men on board Nicholas watch two Japanese planes burning on the water off Guadalcanal, 15 June 1943. Army, Navy and Marine Corps fliers joined with surface ships and shore-based anti-aircraft units in fighting off an air attack by about 120 Japanese planes. Ninety-four Japanese planes were shot down vs. US losses of six planes, two of whose pilots were rescued.