Japanese oil supplies burn in the background during battle for Kwajalein Island in February 1944
Gift of George Gottschalk, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Japanese oil supplies burn in background; Japanese landing craft in foreground. "W-CPA-44-108-BA. 2/4. Cordray. Wrecked Jap landing barge and oil tanks destroyed by army artillery and naval gunfire during battle for Kwajalein Island." Signal Corps Photograph. Photographer: Cordray. Marshall Islands. 4 February 1944
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Collection of photographs from the service of Brigadier General LeRoy J. Stewart, 7th Infantry Division, Commander of the 76th Field Artillery Battalion, and Chief of Staff who participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and Kwajalein invasion. Stewart was on the US Equestrian Team and participated in the 1932 Olympics. Graduated from the Citadel and West Point. Assumed command of the Field Artillery Battalion in the Aleutians. He later served as Commanding General and Artillery Officer on Kwajelein, Phillipines and Okinawa. He retired in 1951. Deceased January 1983.
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Kwajalein
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9.250
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167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fires--Kwajalein
Landing craft--Japanese--Kwajalein
War damage--Kwajalein