Japanese forces firing at the USS Birmingham, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese shore artillery exploding near bow of USS Birmingham (CL-62). Official caption on front: "Jap shore batteries on Saipan score near misses on Birmingham. US Navy Photo 130-13." Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-06-
1944-07-
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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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Saipan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Saipan
Camouflage (Military science)--Saipan
Naval battles--Saipan
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944
Camouflage (Military science)--Saipan