Who took this photo of the battle of midway? I know they were on USS Pensacola but I found a couple battle of midway photos and they have the name J.R Reed on the back. I want to know if they are real.
Can you post the photos? They may be undiscovered shots of the battle, which would be very exciting!
The photographer is unknown. The Navy doesn't have a listed credit for the photos.
These links may be of some interest to you - do the photos there match the ones you have?
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-8t2.htm
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/midway.html
The famous photos of Hamman and Yorktown sinking are by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William G. Roy,
https://www.navyhistory.org/2012/06/photographer-remembers-sinking-of-uss-yorktown-cv-5/
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