Sailors fighting fire on the deck of the USS Hornet off the coast of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Sailors fighting fire on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8); debris litters the deck. Official caption on front: "Fire on the USS Hornet after Jap attack. US Navy Photo 104-9." Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. October 1942

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1942-10-
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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: 
Santa Cruz Islands
Latitude: 
-11.000
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166.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Aircraft carriers--American--Solomon Islands
Naval battles--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Solomon Islands
Fire fighting--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands