LST burning off the coast of Mindoro, Philippines, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] burning in open ocean. Official caption on front: "An LST burns off Mindoro after attack by Japplanes. Coast Guard Photo 201-2." Mindoro, Philippines. December 1944
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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:
Mindoro
Latitude:
12.833
Longitude:
121.083
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Fires--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines