U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers a crushing blow to Japanese-mandated Marshall and Gilbert Islands, destroying 16 warships, 38 aircraft, and complete shore establishments. – Vintage Photograph

U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers a crushing blow to Japanese-mandated Marshall and Gilbert Islands, destroying 16 warships, 38 aircraft, and complete shore establishments.U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers a crushing blow to Japanese-mandated Marshall and Gilbert Islands, destroying 16 warships, 38 aircraft, and complete shore establishments.

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Credit: I E from BLACK STAR GRAYBAR BUILDING NEW YORK 11 UTA 3 Psj. Midway Haget Stilla havet (942 U.S. NAVY CLEARS HIGHWAY OF THE PACIFTC Sixteen Japanese warships, including an aircraft carrer and a cruiser, 38 fighting planes and complete shore e. tablishments were destroyed by the U. S. Pacific Fleet during its smashing attack on the Japanese-mandated Mar- shall and Gilbert Islands. This blow against the bases, which Japan erected illegally during years of peace, cleared the ocean highway by which men and arms are fle ing to bolster the United Nations Pacific defense. Photo shows guns of a U.S. cruiser in action during the attack on one of the islands. 8 LI819 779227 26 82 42