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Views of the old Marine Corps Barracks site which housed Marines from October 1921 until the capture of Guam on 10 December 1941 by invading Japanese forces. The site was destroyed during the liberation of Guam in July 1944, but the flag pole still stood and the American troops once again raised the United States flag over the site
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Views of the old Marine Corps Barracks site which housed Marines from October 1921 until the capture of Guam on 10 December 1941 by invading Japanese forces. The site was destroyed during the liberation of Guam in July 1944, but the flag pole still stood and the American troops once again raised the United States flag over the site

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: Dawn C. Montgomery Release Status: Released to Public
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