Burning US Marine ammunition dump, Iwo Jima, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from United States Marine ammunition dump destroyed by a Japanese warplane; American warships are in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Jap plane scores direct hit on Marine ammunition dump. Coast Guard Photo 215-6." Iwo Jima, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-03-
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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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Iō-jima
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24.783
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141.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ammunition--American--Iwo Jima
Warships--American--Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
WorldAmmunition War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan