USS Belle Grove during sea trials in San Francisco Bay, California, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) during sea trials; California coastline is in the background. Official caption on front: "LSD-2 US Navy Photo 120-9." San Francisco Bay, California. 16 August 1943

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08/16/1943
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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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San Francisco Bay
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37.700
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-122.267
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Landing craft--American--California