US Navy warplanes being loaded with missiles on the deck of the USS Enterprise off the coast of the Marshall Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy sailors arming warplanes with bombs on the deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6). Official caption on front: "USS Enterprise planes get bombs for the Marshalls. US Navy Photo 131-14." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Marshall Islands. 1944
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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.
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Marshall Islands
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11.000
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168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombs--American--Marshall Islands
Aircraft carriers--American--Marshall Islands
Sailors--American--Marshall Islands
--Marshall Islands
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