Naha before being bombarded by US Navy warplanes, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Majority of the city of Naha before the bombardment by United States Navy warplanes. Official caption on front: "Naha City, Okinawa, before bombardment and bombing. US Navy Photo 126-1." Naha, Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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:
Naha
Latitude:
26.167
Longitude:
127.667
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cities & towns--Japan
Cityscapes--Japan