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80-G-373059 Kwajalein Operation, January-February 1944.

Kwajalein Operation, January-February 1944.
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Title: Kwajalein Operation, January-February 1944.
Caption: Kwajalein Island, 4 February 1944, on the last day of major fighting between Japanese defenders and the U.S. Army invaders. Seen from a USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61) plane from the Pacific, looking west, with landing beaches in the upper left distance surrounded by landing craft. Several LVT's are on the beach in foreground, moving toward the front lines, off the view to the right. The block-house area is in right center, with some buildings still burning.
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Catalog #: 80-G-373059
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Feb 04, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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