Japanese destroyer laying down a smoke screen off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Japanese destroyer laying down a smoke screen near a coastline; explosions are visible in the background. Official caption on front: "Jap destroyers' smoke screen fails to save two warships. US Navy Photo 113-10." Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944
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1944-10-
1944-12-
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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:
Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
Longitude:
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Warships--Japanese--Philippines
Destroyers (Warships)--Japanese--Philippines
Smoke screens--Japanese--Philippines
Aerial photographs--Philippines
Destroyers (Warships)--Japanese--Philippines