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80-G-239424: Invasion of Guam, July 21-August 10, 1944

80-G-239424: Invasion of Guam, July 21-August 10, 1944. U.S. Marines turned away from the intense heat, when they used a flame thrower to drive the enemy from a building on Guam. The Japanese – who lived – dashed out a rear door and were shot down by other Marines using automatic rifles, released August 3, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/03/07).
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Caption: Invasion of Guam, July 21-August 10, 1944. U.S. Marines turned away from the intense heat, when they used a flame thrower to drive the enemy from a building on Guam. The Japanese – who lived – dashed out a rear door and were shot down by other Marines using automatic rifles, released August 3, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/03/07).
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