US Navy bombardment of Japanese coastal fortifications, Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large explosion on a coastline. Official caption on front: "Jap funeral pyre at Guam. US Navy Photo 130-17." Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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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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Guam Island
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Guam
Bombardment--Guam
Explosions--Guam
Coastlines--Guam