Smoke rising from the USS Lexington, Coral Sea, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Smoke billowing from the damaged aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2); bi-plane or seaplane wings are visible at the right of the foreground. Official caption on front: "'Abandon ship' for the 'Lex.' US Navy Photo 104-3." Coral Sea. May 1942
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1942-05-
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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.
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Coral Sea
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Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean
Naval battles--Pacific Ocean
Naval warfare--Pacific Ocean