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World War II Battle Action and Operational Reports, 1941-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns...
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World War II Ship Action Reports, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns...
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Flashing Fire of Battle Brightens the Night
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Artillery;
Being no respecter of the repose of man, war rends the calm of many a night with the ear splitting blasts of the big guns and the howling screech of crashing steel. In theaters of action as widely separated as Kula Gulf in the central Solomons and...
World War II - Combat Photographs

NIGHT BATTLE PRACTICE
Artillery; Target practice; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American;
NIGHT BATTLE PRACTICE - Blasting the night with a blaze of fire and smoke, a carrier-based U. S. Marine gun crew sends a shell from a dual purpose gun hurtling toward and unseen target. The night battle practice prdiced this pretty but deadly...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Francis W. Rockwell Papers, 1910-1980 (bulk 1910-1966)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines; Attu Island (Alaska), Battle of,...
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The Trident Magazine: Centennial Issue
United States Naval Academy -- Periodicals; United States Naval Academy -- Anniversaries, etc; United States Naval Academy -- History;
Naval Academy History

Battle of Repairs: The 'Sara' Recovers from her Battle Wounds
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CV-3); Aircraft carriers -- United States; Damage control (Warships); Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; Hellcat (Fighter planes);
Smoke rolls back from fires ignited by Jap hits on the SARA as confusion descends on the port side of the forward sector of the flight deck. Slide #342: SARATOGA hit, Iwo: Almost immediately fast Japanese "Dinahs" (type 100 Headquarters...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Night Firing...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Artillery; Nicholas (Destroyer : DD-449);
Night firing of the beach seen from aboard the U.S.S. NICHOLAS (DD 449) during simultaneous attack on Kolombangara and New Georgia Islands by Task Force 18.
World War II - Combat Photographs

Night Firing...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Artillery; Nicholas (Destroyer : DD-449);
Night firing of the beach seen from aboard the U.S.S. NICHOLAS (DD 449) during simultaneous attack of Kolombangara and New Georgia Islands by Task Force 18. This shows a double exposure while firing. In order to photograph the tracer, it was...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Night Firing...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Artillery; Nicholas (Destroyer : DD-449);
Night firing of the beach seen from aboard the U.S.S. NICHOLAS (DD 449) during simultaneous attack on Kolombangara and New Georgia Islands by Task Force 18.
World War II - Combat Photographs

Night Firing...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Artillery;
Night firing, Kula Gulf.
World War II - Combat Photographs

Aboard the U.S.S. HONOLULU - (CL-48). Night gunnery in the battle of Kula Gulf.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands; Kula Gulf, Battle of, 1943; Antiaircraft artillery; Honolulu (Light cruiser : CL-48);
Slide#253: Solomons Campaign: Battle of Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943. With Guadalcanal secured, Admiral Halsey moved " up the Solomon ladder" to bring Fortress Rabaul under aerial besiegement. This brought hard fighting and airfield sites in New...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Battle for Salerno
Salerno, Battle of, Salerno, Italy, 1943; Antiaircraft artillery; Cruisers (Warships) -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy;
The bitter, bloody battle for Salerno was fought not only on the beaches, but in the harbor beyond the shore, where Allied Naval units joined in the bombardment of enemy positions. Lightly protected from the air, the men who held the beachheads...
World War II - Combat Photographs

SCENES AT AN AMERICAN SHIPYARD
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Shipbuilding -- United States;
Features seven photographs of American shipyards and ship construction.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

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