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USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 1924USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924USS S-39 in Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924US Marine 3rd Amphibious Corps photographer William H. T. Swisher receiving Bronze Star medal from General Rockey, Guam, circa 1944
USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 1924USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924USS S-39 in Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924US Marine 3rd Amphibious Corps photographer William H. T. Swisher receiving Bronze Star medal from General Rockey, Guam, circa 1944
Pre-invasion naval bombardment on Guam by USS Appalachian (left), a Farragut-class destroyer (right center), an old fast transport (APD type), and two landing craft infantry (LCI type), 14 Jul 1944; photograph taken from USS New Mexico; Cruiser USS St Louis bombarding Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 Jul 1944. Note the Measure 32, Design 2C paint scheme; only St Louis and Honolulu were painted this way.LVT vessels off Guam, 21 Jul 1944Two US officers plant the first American flag on Guam eight minutes after US Marines and Army assault troops landed on the beaches, 21 Jul 1944
Pre-invasion naval bombardment on Guam by USS Appalachian (left), a Farragut-class destroyer (right center), an old fast transport (APD type), and two landing craft infantry (LCI type), 14 Jul 1944; photograph taken from USS New Mexico; Cruiser USS St Louis bombarding Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 Jul 1944. Note the Measure 32, Design 2C paint scheme; only St Louis and Honolulu were painted this way.LVT vessels off Guam, 21 Jul 1944Two US officers plant the first American flag on Guam eight minutes after US Marines and Army assault troops landed on the beaches, 21 Jul 1944
US Marine Gill A. Gideon, Jr. with M1 Carbine on Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 Jul 1944US Marines landing on Guam using LCMs, 21 Jul 1944US Marines wading past wreckage of a D3A dive bomber, Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944Wreck of D3A Type 99 carrier dive bomber at Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, possibly shot down by naval gunfire during or after the landings; photo taken on 28 Jul 1944
US Marine Gill A. Gideon, Jr. with M1 Carbine on Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 Jul 1944US Marines landing on Guam using LCMs, 21 Jul 1944US Marines wading past wreckage of a D3A dive bomber, Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944Wreck of D3A Type 99 carrier dive bomber at Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, possibly shot down by naval gunfire during or after the landings; photo taken on 28 Jul 1944
Captured Japanese weapons, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Chester Nimitz meeting with US Marine officers, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Seeing through a destroyed building on Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Treating a wounded US Marine, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944
Captured Japanese weapons, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Chester Nimitz meeting with US Marine officers, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Seeing through a destroyed building on Guam, Jul-Aug 1944Treating a wounded US Marine, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944
US flag raising ceremony, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944US Marine Browning M1917 machine gun position, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944US Marine Corps M4 Sherman tank blasts a Japanese pillbox in advance of 3rd Division infantry on Guam, Mariana Islands, Aug 1944. Note combat cameraman with hand-held movie camera standing behind the tankUS Marine Sherman tank and a Jeep, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944
US flag raising ceremony, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944US Marine Browning M1917 machine gun position, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944US Marine Corps M4 Sherman tank blasts a Japanese pillbox in advance of 3rd Division infantry on Guam, Mariana Islands, Aug 1944. Note combat cameraman with hand-held movie camera standing behind the tankUS Marine Sherman tank and a Jeep, Guam, Jul-Aug 1944

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