Kamikaze attacking the USS Santa Fe off the coast of Taiwan

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese kamikaze attcking the USS Santa Fe in open water. Official caption on front: "Jap suicide plane attacks cruiser Santa Fe of Formosa. US Navy Photo 124-18." 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: 
Airplanes--Japanese--Taiwan
Naval battles--Taiwan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Taiwan