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NH 76496 Munda-Vila Bombardment, 13 May 1943

Photo #: NH 76496 Munda-Vila Bombardment, 13 May 1943
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Title: Munda-Vila Bombardment, 13 May 1943
Description: USS Helena (CL-50) firing during the night bombardment, as seen from USS Honolulu (CL-48). Gunfire causes wavy pattern of tracers. Collection of Vice Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 76496
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