USS Hazelwood after kamikaze attacks off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Destroyer USS Hazelwood (DD-531) [right] after a kamikaze attack; another American warship is next the the USS Hazelwood. Official caption on front: "USS Hazelwood survives two suicide plane attacks. US Navy Photo 126-15." Okinawa, 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.
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Okinawa-jima
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Destroyers (Warships)--American--Okinawa
Warships--American--Okinawa
Naval battles--Okinawa