Naval History and Heritage Command

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S-065 Roi-Namur Damage Photos Collection

S-065 Roi-Namur Damage Photos Collection 63 images of naval bombardment damage photos on Roi-Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 29 January 1944 – 2 February 1944, following Allied invasion. Photos were transferred from Operational Archives, with no indication as to their original source.
Caption: Collection photo number S-065-A.01: Destroyed blockhouse on Roi-Namur Island, 1944.
Description: 63 images of naval bombardment damage photos on Roi-Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 29 January 1944 – 2 February 1944, following Allied invasion. Photos were transferred from Operational Archives, with no indication as to their original source.
Accession #: S-File
Catalog #: S-065
Donor: Unknown
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Related Content

S-065-A: Damage to concrete structures such as blockhouses and a magazine.


S-065-B: Damage to shelters, gun positions, pillboxes, blockhouses, and other unidentified structures.


S-065-C: Damage to power plant, large building, fuel dump, fire control instrument, rangefinder, radar, searchlight, gun mounts. Also broken US Navy 16” shell fragments, and shore fire control parties including US Marine 23rd and 24th Regiments.

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  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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