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80-G-K-2843 USS BILOXI (CL-80)

USS BILOXI (CL-80)
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Title: USS BILOXI (CL-80)
Caption: 40mm and 20mm machine guns firing during the ship's shakedown cruise, October 1943. Note 40mm gun crew keeping their weapons loaded with ammunition. Also note gun pointer protecting his ears, as the mount operates under director control.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-2843
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: Color Photo
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