B-25 attacking a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Bombs exploding around a Japanese warship in open ocean; a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber is flying overhead. Official caption on front: "This Jap escort vessel and 6 transports in convoy were sunk. US AAF Photo 229-18." Pacific Ocean. No date

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Date: 
1942
1945
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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: 
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Mitchell (Bomber)--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Bombers--American
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean