Exploding Japanese oil barge off the coast of New Ireland, New Guinea, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Japanese oil barge exploding in open water. Official caption on front: "Bull's eye on Jap oil barge off New Ireland. US Navy Photo 123-6." New Ireland, New Guinea. 1943

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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 Ireland
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Bombings--New Guinea
Barges--Japanese--New Guinea
Tankers--Japanese--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea