Japanese freighter burning off the coast of a Pacific island, Pacific Ocean

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Cloud of smoke rising from the deck of a Japanese freighter as it burns off the coast of an island. Official caption on front: "Jap freighter burns after direct hit from 75mm gun in B-25. US AAF Photo 229-19." Pacific Ocean. No date

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1943
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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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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Ships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Mitchell (Bomber)--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
Fires
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean