US Navy warplane bombing Hill 1700 west of Bamban, Philippines, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warplane bombing Hill 1700. Official caption on front: "Bombing Hill 1700 west of Bamban, 2-23-45. US Army Photo 172-13." Bamban, Philippines. 23 February 1945
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02/23/1945
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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:
Bamban
Latitude:
15.367
Longitude:
120.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Hills--Philippines
Explosions--Philippines