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80-G-59497 Peleliu Operation, September 1944

Peleliu Operation, September 1944
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Title: Peleliu Operation, September 1944
Caption: Smoke and dust rises from the Peleliu shore, during the final stages of the pre-invasion bombardment, 15 September 1944. Photographed form an LCI gunboat, whose bow 40mm gun is visible in the foreground. Note waves breaking on the offshore reef.
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Catalog #: 80-G-59497
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Sep 15, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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