A US Army Jeep preparing to cross the border into Germany, Oct 5 1944.B-17G bomber returned to Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom after being damaged on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 120mm dual-purpose gun on hill east of the Orote Peninsula Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 200mm coastal defense gun at Bangi Point, Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944; note the incomplete revetment
A US Army Jeep preparing to cross the border into Germany, Oct 5 1944.B-17G bomber returned to Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom after being damaged on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 120mm dual-purpose gun on hill east of the Orote Peninsula Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 200mm coastal defense gun at Bangi Point, Agat beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944; note the incomplete revetment
Japanese 25mm anti-aircraft gun in a 13ft revetment or emplacement located on the northern side of the Agana Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 75mm Type 88 anti-aircraft battery on the old US rifle range near Marine Barracks, Sumay, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese narrow gauge railroad locomotive at the Orote Peninsula Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese ready ammunition storage at the base of the revetment for two short 200mm guns at Bangi Point, Asan Beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944
Japanese 25mm anti-aircraft gun in a 13ft revetment or emplacement located on the northern side of the Agana Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese 75mm Type 88 anti-aircraft battery on the old US rifle range near Marine Barracks, Sumay, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese narrow gauge railroad locomotive at the Orote Peninsula Airfield, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Japanese ready ammunition storage at the base of the revetment for two short 200mm guns at Bangi Point, Asan Beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944
Japanese six-inch battery on Chonito Cliff, Asan beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Light cruiser USS St. Louis at San Pedro, California at the conclusion of drydock repairs, 5 Oct 1944. Note Measure 32, Design 2C paint and all main batteries trained to starboard.Northwestern interior corner of a reinforced concrete Japanese pillbox for a 37mm anti tank gun on Agat Beach, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Stern view of USS Anzio, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 5 Oct 1944
Japanese six-inch battery on Chonito Cliff, Asan beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Light cruiser USS St. Louis at San Pedro, California at the conclusion of drydock repairs, 5 Oct 1944. Note Measure 32, Design 2C paint and all main batteries trained to starboard.Northwestern interior corner of a reinforced concrete Japanese pillbox for a 37mm anti tank gun on Agat Beach, Guam, Mariana Islands, 5 Oct 1944Stern view of USS Anzio, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 5 Oct 1944


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