US forces attacking Japanese ships in a harbor, Hong Kong, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. American forces attacking Japanese ships. Official caption on front: "Hong Kong under attack 16 January 1945. US Navy Photo 124-5." Hong Kong. 16 January 1945
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01/16/1945
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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:
Hong Kong
Latitude:
22.250
Longitude:
114.167
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Hong Kong
Ships--Japanese--Hong Kong
Harbors--Hong Kong
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--China
Harbors--Hong Kong