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Burning Ships In Saipan Area, 08/1944
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #5256. National Archives description "1) MS Depth charge explosion; stern of DD FG. 2) GV-Pan Shoreline of is.; smoke columns BG-SV. 3) LS Ship burns at sea, smoke column & smoke ring rises. 4) GV Tracers strafe island. 5) MS 20 & 40MM guns on DD fire. 6) LS 2 ships burn on water-SV. 7) LS Shell splashes near small ship, ship burns-SV. 8) MS Nite Shot: 2 ships burn at sea-SV. QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD." National Archives Identifier: 77428 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan, Saipan, Battle Of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944, USS Shaw (DD-373), WWII In Color, USS Shaw
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