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80-G-11720 Makin Island Raid, August 1942

Photo #: 80-G-11720 Makin Island Raid, August 1942
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Description: Shoreline of Makin Island, photographed through a periscope of USS Nautilus (SS-168) on 16 August 1942, the day before U.S. Marine raiders were landed. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-11720
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