USS Franklin (CV-13) burning after a Japanese bomb attack, Pacific Ocean, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. USS Franklin (CV-13) engulfed in flames; United States Navy sailors are observing from the deck of another ship. Official caption on front: "Inferno at sea. The USS Franklin's trial by sea. US Navy Photo 105-19." Pacific Ocean. 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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Pacific Ocean
Latitude: 
-0.500
Longitude: 
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Pacific Ocean
Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean
Fires--Pacific Ocean
Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean
Decks (Ships)--American--Pacific Ocean