Smoke rising from damaged USS St. Louis off the coast of Leyte, Philippines, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Smoke rising from the USS St. Louis (CL-49) after a Japanese kamikaze attack. Official caption on front: "Jap suicide plane crashes St. Louis off Leyte. US Navy Photo 140-19." Leyte, Philippines. November 1944
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1944-11-
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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.
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Leyte
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10.833
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124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Philippines
Naval battles--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines