US Navy bombarding Japanese installation at Munda Point, New Georgia, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Japanese installation being bombarded from United States Navy forces. Official caption on front: "Navy bombers blast Jap held Munda Point. US Navy Photo 123-5." Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 1943
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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.
Geography:
New Georgia
Latitude:
-8.250
Longitude:
157.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
Aerial photographs--Solomon Islands
Explosions--Solomon Islands