US Coast Guardsmen firing an anti-aircraft gun at Japanese warplanes, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States Coast Guardsmen firing an anti-aircraft gun on a boat; bombs are exploding in the ocean in the background. Official caption on front: "Coast Guardsmen fire at Jap attacking planes. Coast Guard Photo 207-20." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Pacific Ocean. No date
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1942
1945
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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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South Pacific Ocean
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Pacific Ocean
Antiaircraft guns--American--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands