US Navy battleship firing at Japanese shore positions, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Navy battleship firing artillery guns at Japanese shore positions. Official caption on front: "U. S. battleship hurls blast at Jap shore positions. US Navy Photo 140-10." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Pacific Ocean. No date
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1942
1945
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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:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--Pacific Ocean
Battleships--American--Pacific Ocean
Warships--American--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Warships--American--Pacific Ocean
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Pacific Ocean