USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) bombarding Guam 1944

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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) bombarding Guam 1944

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The U.S. Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) firing her 14"/45 and 5"/38 guns while bombarding Guam, south of the Orote Peninsula, on the first day of landings, 21 July 1944.

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