US Navy warship firing artillery guns off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warship firing artillery guns, as seen from deck of ship. Official caption on front: "Thunder of the big guns off Okinawa. US Navy Photo 126-11." 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.
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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Warships--American--Okinawa
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Okinawa
Naval battles--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa-ken
Bombardment--Okinawa