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80-G-204909 Gilberts Operation, November 1943.

Gilberts Operation, November 1943.
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Title: Gilberts Operation, November 1943.
Caption: Ships of task force 50 at sea, en route to the Gilbert and Marshal Islands, to support the Makin and Tarawa Invasions. Photographed 12 November 1943, from a USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) plane. There are two "Essex" class CV's, a CVL, an oiler, two BB-57 class battleships and a "Fletcher" class DD present.
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Catalog #: 80-G-204909
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Nov 12, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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