USS Portland firing at Mindoro Island, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. USS Portland (CA-33) firing artillery guns at Mindoro Island; seaplane wing in foreground. Official caption on front: "USS Portland blasts Mindoro. US Navy Photo 140-6." Mindoro Island, Philippines. 1945

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Date: 
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: 
Mindoro
Latitude: 
12.833
Longitude: 
121.083
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Warships--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Philippines