USS Denver firing at Parang, Mindanao Island, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. USS Denver (CL-58) [center] firing artillery guns at Parang, as seen from the ship in foreground. Official caption on front: "USS Denver bombards Parang, Mindanao. US Navy Photo 140-7." Parang, Mindanao Island, Philippines. 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.
Geography: 
Parang
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5.917
Longitude: 
120.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Warships--American--Philippines
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines