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Description 80-G-54398: Tarawa Invasion, November 1943. USS Maryland (BB-46) firing her after 16"/45 guns, during the pre-invasion bombardment of Tarawa, 20 November 1943. Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill, Commander, Task Force 53, and members of his staff are observing the bombardment from Maryland's port bridge, in the foreground. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02/08).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/24800985841 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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