Ships burning in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Bari, Italy, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Allied ships burning in a harbor after a German air raid. Official caption on front: "16 ships were destroyed by Nazi air raid on Bari, 2 Dec.1943. US Army Photo 155-6." Bari, Italy. 2 December 1943

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12/02/1943
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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: 
Bari
Latitude: 
41.133
Longitude: 
16.850
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Ships--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Smoke--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily