Allied POWs clinging to ship debris, Luzon Strait, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two Allied prisoners of war clinging to ship debris after the after the sinking of the SS Rakuyō Maru. Official caption on front: "Allied survivors of torpedoed Jap transport Rakuyo Maru. US Navy Photo 124-20." Luzon Strait, Pacific Ocean. September 1944
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1944-09-
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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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Rescues
Naval battles
Prisoners of war--Allied