Bomb craters near the airfield on Iwakuni, Honshu, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Bomb craters and bombed-out buildings near a Japanese airfield. Official caption on front: "Bomb craters near Iwakuni airfield, Honshu. US Navy Photo 125-14." Iwakuni, Honshu, Japan. 1945
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1944
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:
Iwakuni
Latitude:
34.167
Longitude:
132.150
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military facilities--Japanese--Japan
Bombings--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Japan
Craters--Japan