US landing craft cruising towards coastline of Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. American landing craft cruising towards war-damaged beach. Official caption on front: "Landing on Eniwetok [sic], 18 Feb., 1944. US Navy Photo 128-1." 18 February 1944

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02/18/1944
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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: 
Enewetak
Latitude: 
11.583
Longitude: 
162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Landing craft--American--Enewetak
Coastlines--Enewetak
Aerial photographs--Enewetak