US Navy warplanes bombing a Japanese battleship, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. American bomb exploding on the stern of a Japanese battleship in harbor; another bomb is exploding in the water near the ship. Official caption on front: "Bomb hits near stern of camouflaged Jap battleship. US Navy Photo 125-6." Japan. 1945

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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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Nihon
Latitude: 
36.000
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138.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Bombings--Japan
Battleships--Japanese--Japan
Warships--Japanese--Japan
Explosions--Japan
Battleships--Japanese--Japan
Warships--Japanese--Japan