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| Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 5-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 2 of 2. | Cruiser USS Northampton firing her 8-inch guns in a bombardment of Wotje in the Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942. Note cruiser Salt Lake City in the background. Page 1 of 2. |
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| US flag raising, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945 |
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