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80-G-311871 Okinawa Campaign, 1945

Okinawa Campaign, 1945
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Title: Okinawa Campaign, 1945
Caption: US ships put up a heavy anti-aircraft barrage against Japanese planes coming in just above the water on the seaward side of Kerama Retto, at dusk, 6 April 1945. Photographed from USS CHANDELEUR (AV-10). At far left is USS TERROR (CM-5). Bright flash in center might be a plane exploding on the water.
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Catalog #: 80-G-311871
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, Apr 06, 1945
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW photograph
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