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Image: LVTs move toward Saipan, past bombarding cruisers, on 15 June 1944 (80-G-231838)

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Description: LVTs move toward Saipan, past bombarding cruisers, on D-Day, 15 June 1944. The heavy cruiser firing in the background is USS Indianapolis (CA-35), flagship of Fifth Fleet commander Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. The photo was taken from the light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-62).
Title: LVTs move toward Saipan, past bombarding cruisers, on 15 June 1944 (80-G-231838)
Credit: U.S. Navy photo 80-G-231838
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License: Public domain
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