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Photo #: NH 99135
Makin Island raid, August 1942
"Good Luck" cake served on board USS Nautilus
(SS-168) shortly before U.S. Marines raided Makin, in the Gilbert
Islands, on 17-18 August 1942.
Note the cake's inscription: "God Bless U.S.A.".
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels
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