US sailors firing antiaircraft guns at Japanese planes near the Green Islands, New Guinea, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy sailors firing antiaircraft guns from the deck of a warship. Official caption on front: "Firing at attacking Jap planes during Green Island invasion. US Navy Photo 123-2." Green Islands, New Guinea. 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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Green Islands
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Naval battles--New Guinea
Antiaircraft guns--American--New Guinea
Sailors--American--New Guinea
United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea