Raid on Makin Island, Kiribati, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Large columns of smoke rising from Makin Island as American landing craft cruise towards a beach. Official caption on front: "Army invades Makin Island. US Navy Photo 128-10." Makin Island [modern-day Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati]. August 1942
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Date:
1942-08-
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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:
Butaritari
Latitude:
3.167
Longitude:
172.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Butaritari
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Kiribati
Fires--Butaritari
Aerial photographs--Butaritari
Coastlines--Butaritari