Garapan, Capital of Marianas, Shelled by Navy Units. From a ridge overlooking Garapan, a Coast Guard combat photographer made this picture of the capital of the Marianas, on the island of Saipan, when it was under bombardment by the American fleet units. Shelling of the Saipan town halfway up the west coast preceded its recent capture by Yankee attackers after bitter Jap resistance.

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Keywords: 17-a2-212, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg