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On Fri. 21 Jul 1944 Pennsylvania bombarding Guam with her 14-in and 5-.....

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Pennsylvania bombarding Guam with her 14-in and 5-in guns, 21 Jul 194440mm gun crew of an unidentified American cruiser watched as lighter vessels shelled a Japanese storage dump (note smoke in center), Asan Beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 Jul 1944Battleship USS Tennessee bombarding Guam, Mariana Islands, 20 or 21 Jul 1944. Note the Measure 32, Design 1D paint scheme; only Tennessee was painted this way.Brigadier General William Bergin, Brigadier General Hayden Boatner, Major General Joseph Stilwell resting with cups of cocoa while watching a movie at Shadazup, Burma, 21 Jul 1944

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