Kamikaze attacking narrowly missing the USS Ticonderoga off the coast of the Philippines
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Column of water rising from the ocean from a kamikaze crashing next to the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). Official caption on front: "A near-miss by Jap suicide plane attack against Ticonderoga. US Navy Photo 115-2." Philippines. No date
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1944
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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Pilipinas
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13.000
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122.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--Philippines
Aircraft carriers--American--Philippines