US ammunition ship burning off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large explosion cloud rising from an American ammunition ship burning in the Mediterranean Sea. Official caption on front: "American ammunition ship explodes and burns after taking direct hit from Nazi dive-bomber off Gela, Sicily, 11 July 1943. US Army Photo 155-4." Gela, Sicily, Italy. 11 July 1943
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07/11/1943
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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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Gela
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37.067
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14.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Sicily
Naval battles--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Fires--Sicily
Naval battles--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily