USS Suwannee (CVE-27) completely on fire off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from the burning USS Suwannee (CVE-27) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "Carrier aflame from stem to stern. US Navy Photo 113-19." Leyte Island, Philippines. 25 October 1944

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10/25/1944
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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: 
Leyte
Latitude: 
10.833
Longitude: 
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Aircraft carriers--American--Philippines
Naval battles--Philippines
Naval warfare--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines
Fires--Philippines