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| 40mm Bofors mount at the stern of USS North Carolina, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942 | Bird's eye view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942. Note the numerous ammunition racks inside the gun tub. | Map depicting Japanese attack and withdraw over the Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea, 18 Sep-15 Nov 1942 | Side view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942 |
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| Two beached Japanese transports burning after US aerial attack near Tassafaroga Point, Guadalcanal, 15 Nov 1942 | USS North Carolina at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942 | View of port side 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942 | View of starboard side 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942 |
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