Burning Japanese ships off the coast of Kavieng, New Ireland, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Smoke rising from two Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Presents to the Japs Christmas day 1943 at Kavieng. US Navy Photo 123-4." Kavieng, New Ireland, New Guinea. 25 December 1943
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12/25/1943
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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:
Kavieng
Latitude:
-2.567
Longitude:
150.800
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--New Guinea
Ships--Japanese--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea