US sailors loading 14-inch artillery shells off the coast of Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States sailors on the deck of a ship loading 14-inch artillery shells in preparation for shore bombardment. Official caption on front: "14'' shells being loaded in preparation for Guam bombardment. US Navy Photo 130-16." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Guam Island
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Sailors--American--Guam
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Guam
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Guam
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Guam
Shells (Ammunition)--Guam
Preparedness--Guam
Bombardment--Guam