Japanese tanker being strafed and bombed by a US Navy aircraft, Taiwan
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Japanese tanker being strafed and bombed by a United States Navy aircraft. Official caption on front: "Jap tanker strafed and bombed by Helldivers. US Navy Photo 124-4." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Taiwan. No date
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1942
1945
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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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T'ai-wan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Helldiver (Dive bomber)--Taiwan
Bombings--Taiwan
Harbors--Taiwan
Tankers--Japanese--Taiwan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Taiwan
Tankers--Japanese--Taiwan