Downed Japanese plane off the coast of Saipan, NMI, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Damaged Japanese fighter plane plunging towards the ocean; American landing craft and warship are in the foreground; coast of Saipan is in the background. Official caption on front: "Jap fighter downed off Saipan on D-Day, 15, June, 1944. US Navy Photo 130-4." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 15 June 1944
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06/15/1944
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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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Saipan
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Airplanes--Japanese--Saipan
Fighter planes--Japanese--Saipan
Naval battles--Saipan
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944