Chronology of World War II

Saturday, January 13


Rough Water in the South China Sea


Rough Water in the South China Sea
In an image often incorrectly attributed to Typhoon Cobra, a Sumner-class destroyer plunges in a trough in the South China Sea on January 13, 1945. This image was taken from New Jersey (BB-62). (US Navy photo in NARA record group 80-G-470284)