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USMC 58102 Japanese Air Raid on Guadalcanal, June 16, 1943

Japanese Air Raid on Guadalcanal, June 16, 1943
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Title: Japanese Air Raid on Guadalcanal, June 16, 1943
Caption: Japanese Air Raid on Guadalcanal, June 16, 1943. USS LST-340 burning after she was hit by an enemy bomb. She was run ashore off Lunga Point after the hit, and her fires were extinguished after considerably damaging her and her cargo. Note trucks burning on deck. This photograph was taken by TSGT. H.S. Bolser, fifteen minutes after she was hit.
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Catalog #: USMC 58102
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: This photograph was taken by TSGT. H.S. Bolser.
Original Date: Wed, Jun 16, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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