German bombers destroying an American ammunition ship, Mediterranean Sea

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large explosion in open ocean from the bombing of an American ammunition ship. Official caption on front: "Nazi bombers score direct hit on American ammunition ship. Coast Guard Photo 218-7." Mediterranean Sea. No date

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1943
1944
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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: 
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude: 
31.500
Longitude: 
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Ammunition--American--Mediterranean Sea
Ships--American--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea