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80-G-202520: Operation Galvanic, November 1943

80-G-202520: Operation Galvanic, November 1943. Buildings on the wharf on Butaritari Island, Makin, after being leveled by aerial bombardment preceding its capture, November 21, 1943. Note the large carter on the tip of the wharf. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2018/02/21).
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Caption: Operation Galvanic, November 1943. Buildings on the wharf on Butaritari Island, Makin, after being leveled by aerial bombardment preceding its capture, November 21, 1943. Note the large carter on the tip of the wharf. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2018/02/21).
Accession #: 80-G-202520
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