Destroyed airplanes on the deck of the USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Warplanes destroyed by Japanese kamikazes on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). Official caption on front: "Planes on flight deck of Bunker Hill after two kamikaze plane hits. US Navy Photo 105-2." Okinawa, Japan. May 1945
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1945-05-
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Okinawa
Airplanes--American--Okinawa
Aircraft carriers--American--Okinawa
Decks (Ships)--American--Okinawa