US warships firing artillery rockets at Peleliu, Palau, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warships firing artillery rockets at the coast of Peleliu. Official caption on front: "Navy rockets support landing of 1st Marine Division. US Navy Photo 121-19." 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.
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Peleliu
Latitude: 
7.033
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134.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Warships--American--Peleliu
Naval battles--Peleliu
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Peleliu
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Peleliu
Bombardment--Peleliu