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80-G-227950 Aitape, New Guinea, Operation, April 1944

Photo #: 80-G-227950 Aitape, New Guinea, Operation, April 1944
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Title: Aitape, New Guinea, Operation, April 1944
Description: Part of Task Force 77 en route for the Aitape invasion, 21 April 1944. The landings took place on the following day. Photographed from USS Manila Bay (CVE-61). USS Black (DD-666) is at right. A large force of amphibious shipping and warships is visible on the horizon. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-227950
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