US LST burning after kamikaze attack, Okinawa, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] burning after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "LST aflame after crash of Japsuicide plane. US Army Photo 163-17." Okinawa, Japan. 1945

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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Smoke--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island