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Ellwood oil piers at Goleta, California, United States shelled by Commander Kozo Nishino in Japanese submarine I-17 23 Feb 1942 in the first naval bombardment of the continental United States in World War II.

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Caption     Ellwood oil piers at Goleta, California, United States shelled by Commander Kozo Nishino in Japanese submarine I-17 23 Feb 1942 in the first naval bombardment of the continental United States in World War II. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Goleta, California, United States
Date 23 Feb 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseSanta Barbara History Museum
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,195 x 758 pixels



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