Night battle off the coast of New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery at Japanese installations. Official caption on front: "Night bombardment of Jap New Georgia installations. US Navy Photo 123-13." New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 1943

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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.
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New Georgia
Latitude: 
-8.250
Longitude: 
157.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Naval battles--Solomon Islands
Night photographs--Solomon Islands
Bombardment--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands