US LCI (G)s launching artillery rockets at Mindanao Island, Philippines, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy LCI (G)s [Landing Craft, Infantry - Gunboat] launching artillery rockets at Mindanao Island. Official caption on front: "LCI (G) launch rocket against Japs on Mindanao. US Navy Photo 140-8." Mindanao Island, Philippines. 1945
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1945
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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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Mindanao
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6.500
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125.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Bombardment--Philippines
Missiles--American--Philippines