American bombers attacking a Japanese destroyer escort, Pacific Ocean

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Large column of smoke rising from a Japanese destroyer escort in open ocean; bombs are exploding in the water around the ship. Official caption on front: "Violent explosion staggers Jap destroyer escort. US AAF Photo 229-12." 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: 
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Bombers--American--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Explosions
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean