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S-090 USS Monssen (DD-798) Collection

S-090 USS Monssen (DD-798) Collection
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Caption: Collection photo number S-090.03: 5”/38 guns of USS Monssen during gunfire support of an amphibious landing operation.
Description: 32 frames of black and white 35mm negatives taken on board USS Monssen (DD-798) during an amphibious landing in World War II, possibly Saipan. Shown are the ship’s 5”/38 guns firing at shore emplacements, landing craft in the water and evacuating casualties, and the ship’s crew on deck.
Accession #: S-File
Catalog #: S-090
Tags: NHHC_Tags:conflicts-and-wars/world-war-ii-wwiiNHHC_Tags:warfare/operation-types/amphibiousNHHC_Tags:warfare/ordnance-and-weapons
Donor: Unknown
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
After this Year: 1942
Before this Year: 1946
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