Mille Atoll Island being shelled between the 18th of August, just before formal negotiations began, and the 22nd when Japan accepted unconditional surrender terms for Mille.  Woody Story, crewmember of the USS Levy DE 162, describes the events in this photo: "We were trying to shoot out the tops of their trees to reduce their food supply."
On one trip to the island to pick up negotiators, the USS Levy whale boat was fired upon, returned fire and the ship also launched shells.

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