Japanese airplanes attacking the USS Hornet off the coast of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese torpedo bombers attacking the USS Hornet (CV-8); spray from bullets in the water in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Jap planes attack carrier Hornet. US Navy Photo 104-12." Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. October 1942
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1942-10-
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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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Santa Cruz Islands
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-11.000
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166.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aircraft carriers--American--Solomon Islands
Naval battles--Solomon Islands
Airplanes--Japanese--Solomon Islands
Bombers--Japanese--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands