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This Day In Naval History: June 21
1898 - During the Spanish-American War, the cruiser USS Charleston captures the island of Guam without resistance from Spain, because the Spanish Navy had no sufficient ammunition for defense.
This Day in Naval History – June 21
1945 - Okinawa declared secure after most costly naval campaign in history. U.S.
This Day in Naval History - June 21
1898 - USS Charleston captures island of Guam from Spain. 1945 - Okinawa declared secure after most costly naval campaign in history. United States had 30 ships sunk and 223 damaged…