US Navy warships firing artillery at Morotai Island, Maluku Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy warships firing artillery towards coastline in support of amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "Navy softens up Morotai for Army landing. US Navy Photo 140-2." Morotai Island, Maluku Islands. 1944
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1944
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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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Morotai, Pulau
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Warships--American--Morotai
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Morotai
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia