Photo #: 80-G-367853 Invasion of Southern France, August 1944 USS Quincy (CA-71) fires her forward 8"/55 guns off Toulon, France, while supporting the invasion, 16 August 1944. Note smoke screen laid by the ship next ahead to prevent accurate counter-fire by German coastal artillery. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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7 November 2000