US Navy warplane attacking a Japanese tanker, Borneo, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. United States Navy warplane attacking a Japanese tanker close to a rocky coast. Official caption on front: "Masthead attack on Jap tanker off Borneo. US Navy Photo 127-13." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Borneo. 1945

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1945-05-
1945-08-
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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.
Geography: 
Borneo
Latitude: 
0.583
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114.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Tankers--Japanese--Borneo
Naval battles--Borneo
Ships--Japanese--Borneo
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Borneo