Pre-invasion bombardment of Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. United States pre-invasion bombardment of Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Preinvasion bombardment of Kwajalein. US Navy Photo 128-7." Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. January 1944
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Date:
1944-01-
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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:
Kwajalein
Latitude:
9.250
Longitude:
167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--Kwajalein
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Naval battles--Kwajalein
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands