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80-G-34493 Makin Island Raid, August 1942

Photo #: 80-G-34493 Makin Island Raid, August 1942
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Title: Makin Island Raid, August 1942
Description: U.S. Marine Raiders exercise on the deck of USS Nautilus (SS-168) while they were en route to raid Makin, in the Gilbert Islands, on 11 August 1942. A 6/53 gun and an ammunition hoist are in the center of the image. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-34493
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