Smoke from flames begun by shells and bombs hangs over Guam on 20 July 1944
U.S. Navy Official photograph, Gift of Charles Ives, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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505.Photograph. 'File Number: 59459 August 2, 1944 Landing climax terrific bombardment of Guam Smoke from flames begun by shells and bombs hangs like a pall over Guam as fresh explosions thunder on the shores of the Jap stronghold in the shattering prelude to Marine and Army landings. Climaxing 17 days of unparalleled aerial and surface bombardment, Marines and Army troops hit the beach of the island on July 20, 1944.' 20 July 1944
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The Charles Ives Collection consists of 719 photographs from the Pacific Theater of WWII. Many of the photographs were taken between 1944 and 1945. Mr. Ives inherited the photographs from a friend from Marblehead, Massachusetts who served as an aviator in the Army Air Corps and discharged as a Major in 1945.
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Guam
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13.467
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144.833
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Explosions--Guam
Bombardment--Guam
Warships--American--Guam
Mountains--Guam