US amphibious invasion of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Fleet of American ships and boats headed underway towards Okinawa. Official caption on front: "Aerial view of Okinawa invasion. US Navy Photo 126-5." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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.
Geography:
Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amphibious operations--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa-ken
Aerial photographs--Okinawa
Coastlines--Okinawa