Naval shore bombardment

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Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison in October 1944
283.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46343 October 26, 1944 Tons of Death Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison...
Smoke from flames begun by shells and bombs hangs over Guam on 20 July 1944
505.Photograph. 'File Number: 59459 August 2, 1944 Landing climax terrific bombardment of Guam Smoke from flames begun...
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima; Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun crew in...
The Navy cruiser USS Biloxi hurls hot steel at the foe somewhere in the Pacific in April 1945
378.Photograph. 'File Number: 48716 April 6, 1945 The 'Busy Bee' buzzes at the Japs In a typical mood of rage against...
The U.S.S. Arkansas lays down a tremendous barrage against Nazi installations in France with her big guns in June 1944
487.Photograph. 'File Number: 231250 June 12, 1944 USS Arkansas (BB-33) Blasts Enemy Shore Landing invaluable...
Three columns of smoke rising from the coastline of Leyte, Philippines, 1944
Photograph. Three columns of smoke rising from a coastline. Official caption on front: "Bombardment sets huge fires on...
Three secondary batteries of the USS Iowa are used with equal efficiency against aerial or surface targets in October 1944
285.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46349 October 26, 1944 Like a bolt of lightning, a five-inch dual purpose gun barks during...
U. S. Navy ships pave the way for the Army at Biak on 27 May 1944
489.Photograph. 'File No: 59429 June 14, 1944 U. S. Navy ships pave way for Army smashing ashore at Biak-- Amphibious...
U.S.S. Nevada bombards Nazi positions blocking the forward surge of Allied troops in Normandy in June 1944
478.Photograph. 'File No: 50420 June 9, 1944 U. S. Battlewagon Aids Land Forces Flame and smoke gush from the muzzles...
US Army soldiers cruising towards a a beach battle, Philippines
Photograph. Columns of smoke rising on a coastline from a United States naval bombardment, as viewed from landing craft...
US battleship firing artillery guns at Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. American battleship firing artillery guns at the coast of Iwo Jima. Official caption on front: "Preinvasion...
US battleships firing artillery towards Kavieng, New Ireland, 1943
Photograph. American battleships firing artillery. Official caption on front: "Battleships shell Kavieng, New Ireland....
US Coast Guard guns firing at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Photograph. Smoke rising from Mount Suribachi; United States Coast Guardsmen are stationed behind an artillery gun in...
US heavy bombardment of Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. American warship and landing craft bombarding Peleliu. Official caption on front: "Peleliu under heavy...
US landing craft cruising towards smoke covered coastline, Peleliu, 1944
Photograph. American landing craft cruising towards smoke covered coastline as seen from the deck of a landing craft....
US LCI (G)s launching artillery rockets at Mindanao Island, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy LCI (G)s [Landing Craft, Infantry - Gunboat] launching artillery rockets at Mindanao...
US LVTs cruising towards Tinian, 1944
Photograph. American LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) cruising towards Tinian; artillery smoke is rising from the...
US Navy artillery guns firing at a Japanese coast, East China Sea
Photograph. United States Navy artillery guns firing at a Japanese coast. Official caption on front: "Navy warships...
US Navy artillery guns firing at Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy artillery guns firing at the coast of Iwo Jima, as viewed from the ship's deck. Official...
US Navy artillery guns firing at Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy artillery guns firing at the coast of Iwo Jima, as viewed from the ship's deck....
US Navy artillery guns firing at the coast of Peleliu, 1944
Photograph. Navy artillery guns firing at the coast of Peleliu, as viewed from the bridge of a ship. Official caption...
US Navy artillery guns firing at the coast of Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. Navy artillery guns firing at Peleliu, as viewed from the bridge of a ship. Official caption on front: "Big...
US Navy battleship covering LVTs cruising towards Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. American LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) full of United States servicemen cruising in open water as a...
US Navy battleship firing at Japanese shore positions, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy battleship firing artillery guns at Japanese shore positions. Official caption on front...
US Navy battleships firing at Kamaishi Iron Works, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy battleships firing artillery at the Kamaishi Iron Works plant. Official caption on front...
US Navy bombardment of Japanese coastal fortifications, Guam, 1944
Photograph. Large explosion on a coastline. Official caption on front: "Jap funeral pyre at Guam. US Navy Photo 130-17...
US Navy bombing of Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1942
Photograph, aerial. Curtiss SOC Seagull flying over Wotje Atoll. Official caption on front: "Pacific Fleet bombards...
US Navy vessels firing at Angaur, Palau, 1944
Photograph. United States Navy warships and LCIs [Landing Craft, Infantry] bombarding a distant beach; dark smoke...
US Navy warship firing artillery guns at Japanese shore positions
Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery guns at Japanese shore positions during a night battle....
US Navy warship firing artillery guns off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery guns, as seen from deck of ship. Official caption on front: "...
US Navy warship firing artillery rockets at Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945
Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery rockets, as viewed from ship deck. Official caption on front: "...
US Navy warships firing artillery at Morotai Island, Maluku Islands, 1944
Photograph. United States Navy warships firing artillery towards coastline in support of amphibious invasion. Official...
US sailors loading 14-inch artillery shells off the coast of Guam, 1944
Photograph. United States sailors on the deck of a ship loading 14-inch artillery shells in preparation for shore...
US warship firing artillery guns towards Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Photograph. American warship firing artillery guns towards Mount Suribachi, as viewed from teh ship's bridge. Official...
US warship firing artillery rockets at Tarakan, Borneo, 1945
Photograph. American warship firing artillery rockets at a smoke-covered beach, as viewed from ship deck. Official...
US warships firing artillery rockets at Peleliu, Palau, 1944
Photograph. United States Navy warships firing artillery rockets at the coast of Peleliu. Official caption on front: "...

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