Burning US Army gas dump, New Guinea, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Burning United States Army fuel dump struck by Japanese bombs. Official caption on front: "Jap bombs score direct hit on gas dump, 12 April 1943. US Army Photo 157-18." New Guinea. 12 April 1943
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04/12/1943
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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.
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New Guinea
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-5.000
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140.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Smoke--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea