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1945 - "A powerful American 240-mm (9.5-inch) howitzer projects a shell toward the Walled City of south Manila, a scene of bitter Jap resistance." (NARA)

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Secondary source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3028412473887257&set=gm.2963005820428896
Primary source: NARA

Link to full digital asset: https://phhistory.org/images/BattleOfManilaWW2-002.jpg