Downed Japanese bomber, Enewetak Atoll, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Nose and engines of a downed Japanese bomber near runway. Official caption on front: "Destroyed Jap plane on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshalls. Marine Corps Photo 9-2." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 18 February 1944

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02/18/1944
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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.
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Enewetak
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11.583
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162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Bombers--Japanese--Enewetak
Airplanes--Japanese--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Enewetak