Smoke rising from the USS Wasp off the coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Smoke rising from the burning USS Wasp (CV-7). Official caption on front: "Death of the Wasp after taking three Jap torpedoes. 15 Sept. 1942. US Navy Photo 123-1." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 15 September 1942
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09/15/1942
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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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Guadalcanal
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-9.533
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160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--Guadalcanal
Aircraft carriers--American--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
Smoke--Guadalcanal