Bodies of US Coast Guardmen killed during the attack on the USS Callaway, Lingayen Gulf, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Bodies of dead Coast Guardsmen wrapped in white sheets on a ship deck. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard dead killed in Jap [a]ttack on 'Callaway'. Coast Guard Photo 201-5." Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines. 1945
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1945-01-
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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:
Lingayen Gulf
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16.250
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120.233
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Decks (Ships)--American--Philippines
Transport ships--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon