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80-G-309930 Okinawa Operation, 1945

Okinawa Operation, 1945
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Title: Okinawa Operation, 1945
Caption: Troop laden LVT-4 amphibious tractors head for the "purple" and "orange" landing beach area, just before "H-hour" of the invasion of Okinawa, 1 April 1945. In the background, USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) fires her 5"/38 secondary battery at the objective area.
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Catalog #: 80-G-309930
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Lieutenant Junior Grade Gil de Witt, USN, photographer
Original Date: 1945-04-01
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW photograph
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