Japanese sailors abandoning ship in open ocean, Pacific Ocean
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Japanese sailors lying on the side of a keeled over warship; other sailors are in the surrounding water. Official caption on front: "Japs abandon ship as frigate keels over from B-25 attack. US AAF Photo 229-14." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1942
1945
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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:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Sailors--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Mitchell (Bomber)--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Shipwrecks
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean