American warplane strafing Japanese cargo ships off the coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Bullet trails leading to a burning Japanese cargo ship; two other cargo ships are visible in the background. Official caption on front: "Strafing Japshipping off northern Luzon 17 Oct. 1944. US Navy Photo 115-3." Luzon Island, Philippines. 17 October 1944

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10/17/1944
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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: 
Luzon
Latitude: 
16.000
Longitude: 
121.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Naval battles--Philippines
Cargo ships--Japanese--Philippines
Cargo ships--Japanese--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines