Sinking Japanese transport ship off the coast of Luzon Island, Philippines
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Cloud of smoke rising from a sinking Japanese transport ship after an American aerial bombardment. Official caption on front: "Death of a Japtransport carrying reinforcements to Luzon. US Navy Photo 115-9." Luzon Island, Philippines. No date
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1944
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:
Luzon
Latitude:
16.000
Longitude:
121.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Philippines
Ships--Japanese--Philippines
Naval battles--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines
Ships--Japanese--Philippines
Naval warfare--Philippines