Pig Iron Battle Fleet, Oran, Algeria, October 1944

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Pig Iron Battle Fleet, Oran, Algeria, October 1944

"Pig Iron Battle Fleet, Oran, Algeria, October, 1944." Photo taken by Signalman John R. Smith, Jr., USCGR, crewman aboard the LCI(L)-90. Photo courtesy of Robert Smith (son of Signalman John R. Smith, Jr.). NOT AN OFFICIAL USCG PHOTOGRAPH.

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Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard | VIRIN: 190430-G-G0000-7001.JPG

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