Photo #: 80-G-238240 Saipan Operation, June 1944 Port side and after 5"/38 guns of USS Wichita (CA-45) firing on enemy targets on Saipan, 26 June 1944. The guns' simultaneous discharge indicates they are firing under director control. Note the 40mm gun mount at left, with ammunition loaded but no personnel present. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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25 February 2002