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| A Mahan-class destroyer, possibly Drayton or Lamson, bombarding the objective area during landings on the shores of Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 7 Dec 1944 | APD Ward burning in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands, after being struck by special attack aircraft, 7 Dec 1944; the firefighting ship was destroyer O'Brien, and photo was taken from APD Crosby | Omar Bradley, Arthur Tedder, Dwight Eisenhower, and Bernard Montgomery at Maastricht, Netherlands, 7 Dec 1944 | USS Ward on fire and sinking after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Philippines, 7 Dec 1944, three years to the day after she fired the first US shot of the Pacific War. |
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| View of Indianapolis' forward superstructure and 8in/55 triple gun turrets from off the port side, Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1944 | View of Indianapolis' her port after half, Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1944 | View of Indianapolis' port forward half, Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1944 | View of Indianapolis' port quarter, Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1944 |
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