Naval shore bombardment

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A canopy of smoke rises from the shores of Guam as Navy guns and planes hammer the Japanese base on 21 July 1944
502.Photograph. 'File Number: 59458 August 2, 1944 Jap [Japanese] funeral pyre on Guam A towering canopy of gray and...
A salvo from the 16' guns of the USS Iowa heads out for the target during a 'dress rehearsal' for a Pacific landing operation in October 1944
291.Photograph. USS Iowa. '256591 October 26, 1944 'Big I' Bellow--- In a tremendous gust of smoke and flame, a salvo...
Aerial view of US ships shelling the shoreline in Italy 1944-1945.
134.Photograph. Aerial view from plane of a US Destroyer shelling a distant shoreline. A second Destroyer can be seen...
American amphibious assault ships bombarding Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph, aerial. Line of LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) bombarding a coastline with rocket artillery; large clouds...
American warships firing at Angaur, Palau, 1944
Photograph. American warships firing at Angaur; columns of smoke are rising from the coast. Official caption on front...
American warships firing at Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. American warships firing at Peleliu; columns of smoke are rising in the background. Official caption on...
Amphibious LVTs cruising towards Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States amphibious LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) cruising in open water under protective fire of a...
An anti-aircraft gun crew on an unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun crew on unidentified Navy ship during the invasion of Iwo Jima. Official caption:'"Navy...
Artillery rockets firing from an American warship off the coast of Peleliu, 1944
Photograph. Artillery rockets firing from the deck of an American warship; United States Navy sailors are standing in...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy big...
Black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1942
Photograph. In the middle distance, black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dirt yard and the...
Black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1942
Photograph. In the middle distance, black smoke billows from a bombed building across the harbor. Dirt yard and the...
bombardment of Japanese held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit in the 1940s
"Bombardment of Jap held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit." 194-
Burning of shoreline
Photograph, landscape. Several fires on burning along a shore line. Location unknown. No date
Columns of smoke rising along the coast of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising along the coast; several landing craft are cruising towards the shore....
Destroyed sugar mill, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. Ruins of a destroyed sugar mill; railroad tracks are in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Naval...
Elevated view looking down into the harbor at a disabled Japanese ship. Dutch Harbor. 1942
Photograph. Elevated view looking down into the harbor at a disabled Japanese ship. Smaller boats and other islands in...
Empty artillery shells littering the deck of a US warship off the coast of Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. Empty artillery shells littering the deck of a United States Navy warship; sailors are standing in battle...
Heavy guns of a U.S. cruiser north of Bougainville on 23 December 1943
379.Photograph. "File No. 57540 March 7, 1944 Christmas greeting to the Jap Heavy guns of a U.S. cruiser light up the...
Landing assaults are launched while surface bombardment takes place on Guam on 20 July 1944
504.Photograph. 'File Number: 59457 August 2, 1944 D-Day on Guam Rising to a crescendo as landing assaults are launched...
LCI rocket barrage off the coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) firing rockets during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on...
LSM(R)-197 firing rockets at Okinawa beach, Japan, 1945
Photograph. USS LSM(R)-197 firing artillery rockets. Official caption on front: "Rockets soften Okinawa beach. US Navy...
Naval bombardment of Garapan, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. Plumes of water rising from exploding naval bombardment shells offshore of Garapan. Official caption on...
Naval bombardment of Saipan, NMI, 1944
Photograph. Distant view of an explosion on a coastline; United States Navy warships are in foreground. Official...
Navy guns pound Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945
US Coast Guard and Navy vessels shooting at Mount Suribachi; a Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun in foreground. Official...
Night battle in the Bismarck Sea, 1943
Photograph. Smoke from artillery fire obscuring an American warship at night. Official caption on front: "Shell blasts...
Night battle off the coast of Buka Island, New Guinea, 1943
Photograph. USS Columbia (CL-56) firing artillery guns at a Japanese airfield during the night. Official caption on...
Night battle off the coast of New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 1943
Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery at Japanese installations. Official caption on front: "Night...
Night bombing of Munda, New Georgia Island, 1943
Photograph. United States Navy bombing of Japanese coastal forces. Official caption on front: "Night naval bombardment...
Nighttime photo showing blazing light and smoke from across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1944
Photograph. Nighttime photo showing blazing light and smoke from across the harbor. (See 2014.352.122 for more...
Nighttime photo showing blazing light and smoke from across the harbor. Dutch Harbor. 1944
Photograph. Nighttime photo showing blazing light and smoke from across the harbor. Dutch Harbor, Amaknak Island,...
Pre-invasion bombardment of Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Photograph, aerial. United States pre-invasion bombardment of Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Preinvasion...
Rocketboat training in the United States during World War II
Sailors on a small utility boat in the foreground observe a training exercise on an LCS(L)(3) to the left and an LSM(R...
Rockets from an LSM screaming toward the beach at Okinawa Island on 4 April 1945
605.Photograph 'CINCPAC-05467 4 April 1945 Rockets soften Okinawa Beach-Rockets screaming toward the beach at Okinawa...

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