USS Bunker Hill buring off the coast of Okinawa, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Smoke billowing from the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17); the USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is underway in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Bunker Hill screened by two destroyers off Okinawa. US Navy Photo 105-11." Okinawa, Japan. May 1945

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1945-05-
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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
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Aircraft carriers--American--Okinawa
Destroyers (Warships)--American--Okinawa
Warships--American--Okinawa
Destroyers (Warships)--American--Okinawa