Smoke rising from the USS Yorktown of the coast of Midway, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Smoke rising from an explosion on the USS Yorktown (CV-5); antiaircraft flak in the foreground. Official caption on front: "The Yorktown takes a bomb at Battle of Midway. US Navy Photo 104-14." Midway Islands. June 1942
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1942-06-
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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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Midway Islands
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Naval battles--Midway Islands
Aircraft carriers--American--Midway Islands
Warships--American--Midway Islands
Smoke--Midway Islands