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80-G-216794 Makin Invasion, November 1943

Photo #: 80-G-216794 Makin Invasion, November 1943
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Title: Makin Invasion, November 1943
Description: A gasoline dump explodes on Butaritari Island, Makin, during the invasion, 20 November 1943. USS Baltimore (CA-68) is in the right center, with her gun turrets trained toward the island. Photographed from USS Minneapolis (CA-36). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-216794
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