Landing Barge Bashed by Mortar Fire at Saipan. The Japs scored a direct hit on this one. Running in to the beach at Saipan, this landing craft, caught a barage of mortar fire and was smoking as the Coast Guard-manned craft from which this picture was made dashed up to give assistance.

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