US Navy battleship covering LVTs cruising towards Okinawa, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) full of United States servicemen cruising in open water as a battleship fires artillery. Official caption on front: "Battleship roars support of Okinawa invaders, 1 April 1945. US Navy Photo 126-10." Okinawa, Japan. 1 April 1945
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04/01/1945
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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.
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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa-ken
Landing craft--American--Okinawa
Battleships--American--Okinawa
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Okinawa
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Battleships--American--Okinawa
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Okinawa
Bombardment--Okinawa