Japanese bomb exploding near an American LST off the coast of Cape Gloucester, New Britain

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Explosion of water from a Japanese bomb strike near an American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] in open water. Official caption on front: "Jap bomb scores a near-miss on LST at Cape Gloucester. Coast Guard Photo 207-2." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. No date

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1943-12-
1944-01-
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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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Gloucester, Cape
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--New Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea