US Navy sailors fighting a fire inside the USS Intrepid off the coast of Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy sailors fighting a fire inside the USS Intrepid (CV-11) caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack; the kamikaze plane is in the middleground. Official caption on front: "USS Intrepid hit by Jap suicide plane off Japan. US Navy Photo 131-17." Japan. April 1945
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1945-04-
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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:
Nihon
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36.000
Longitude:
138.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fire fighting--Japan
Aircraft carriers--American--Japan
Sailors--American--Japan
Sailors--American--Japan