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80-G-11725 Makin Island Raid, August 1942

Photo #: 80-G-11725 Makin Island Raid, August 1942
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Description: Smoke from burning gasoline tanks on Makin Island, seen from USS Nautilus (SS-168) on 18 August 1942, while she was waiting to remove U.S. Marines from the island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-11725
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