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80-G-55238 Wake Island Raids, 5-6 October 1943

Photo #: 80-G-55238  Wake Island Raids, 5-6 October 1943
Title: Wake Island Raids, 5-6 October 1943
Description: Heavy cruisers bombarding Wake on 5 October 1943, seen from USS Minneapolis (CA-36). Next ship astern is USS San Francisco (CA-38), which has just fired her eight-inch guns. USS New Orleans (CA-32) is in the rear. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-55238
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