Flag-draped bodies of US Navy sailors on the USS Hancock, Pacific Ocean, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two rows of flag-draped bodies of United States Navy sailors in a hangar aboard the USS Hancock (CV-19); a large group of sailors are standing around the bodies. Official caption on front: "140 casualties--toll of one kamikaze hit on the Hancock. US Navy Photo 131-20." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Pacific Ocean. April 1944
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1944-04-
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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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Pacific Ocean
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-0.500
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-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Sailors--American--Philippines
Military funeral--American--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Pacific Ocean