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NH 95709 Kwajalein Operation, 1944

Kwajalein Operation, 1944
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Title: Kwajalein Operation, 1944
Caption: Smoke screen obscures Roi and Namur Islands just prior to landings, 1 February 1944. Three cruisers and a battleship of the bombardment force are firing in center, with destroyers and other shipping beyond them. Photographed from a USS Chenango (CVE-28) plane.
Description: Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham, USN (Ret).
Catalog #: NH 95709
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, Feb 01, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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