Naval bombing of Marcus Island, Japan
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Large columns of smoke rising from Marcus Island after a United States Navy bombardment. Official caption on front: "Navy strikes at Marcus. US Navy Photo 128-17." Marcus Island [modern-day Minami-Tori-shima, Japan]. No date
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1942
1943
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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.
Geography:
Minami-Tori-shima
Latitude:
24.267
Longitude:
154.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Marcus Island
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
Bombings--Marcus Island
Smoke--Marcus Island
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Marcus Island