Burning Japanese ship off the coast of an island, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a burning Japanese transport ship; bomb explosions are going off in the water near the ship. Official caption on front: "Direct hit sets Jap ship afire while other bombs are close. US AAF Photo 229-6." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1943
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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:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Transport ships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Bombings
Explosions