Japanese naval port being bombed by US Navy warplanes, Soerabaja, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Japanese naval port being bombed by United States Navy warplanes at Surabaya. Official caption on front: "Carrier based planes blast Sourabaja [sic], N. E. I. US Navy Photo 140-17." Soerabaja, Indonesia [modern-day Surabaya, Indonesia]. 1944

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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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Surabaya
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-7.233
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112.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Bombings--Indonesia
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Indonesia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Indonesia
Explosions--Indonesia