American transports laying a smoke screen, Marshall Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. American transport ships laying down a smoke screen. Official caption on front: "Transports lay smoke screen during Marshalls attack. Coast Guard Photo 200-20." Marshall Islands. 1944
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1944-01-
1944-02-
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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:
Marshall Islands
Latitude:
11.000
Longitude:
168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Transport ships--American--Marshall Islands
Smoke screens--American--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands