Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship in Manila Bay, Philippines
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Column of smoke rising from a damaged Japanese ship during an American aerial attack. Official caption on front: "Navy bombers blast Jap ships in Manila Bay. US Navy Photo 114-14." Manila Bay, Philippines. No date
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1944
1945
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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:
Manila Bay
Latitude:
14.500
Longitude:
120.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Philippines
Ships--Japanese--Philippines
Bays (Bodies of water)--Philippines
Ships--Japanese--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines
Bays (Bodies of water)--Philippines