US Navy warship firing artillery rockets at Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery rockets, as viewed from ship deck. Official caption on front: "Over 10,000 rockets were fired at Balikapan [sic], Borneo. US Navy Photo 127-15." Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945

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1945-05-
1945-08-
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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: 
Balikpapan
Latitude: 
-1.250
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116.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Naval battles--Borneo
Warships--American--Borneo
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Borneo
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Borneo
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Borneo
Bombardment--Borneo