American ammunition dump burning, New Georgia Islands, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American ammunition dump burning after a direct hit by Japanese bombers; servicemen are walking in the middleground; an artillery gun is close to the fire. Official caption on front: "Jap bombers score direct hit on Rendova ammunition dump. US Army Photo 165-7." Rendova Island, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 1943
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1943-06-
1943-10-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
New Georgia Group
Latitude:
-8.500
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157.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Smoke--New Georgia Islands
Ammunition dumps--New Georgia Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands