US landing craft cruising towards smoke covered coastline, Peleliu, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. American landing craft cruising towards smoke covered coastline as seen from the deck of a landing craft. Official caption on front: "Assault waves move under bombardment to Peleliu. Marine Corps Photo 21-2." Peleliu, Palau. 1944
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1944-09-
1944-11-
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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:
Peleliu
Latitude:
7.033
Longitude:
134.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious vehicles--American--Peleliu
Landing craft--American--Peleliu
Amphibious operations--Peleliu
Smoke--Peleliu
Campaigns & battles--Peleliu
Bombardment--Peleliu