US Navy warplanes attacking a Japanese tanker off the coast of Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. American bomb exploding on a Japanese tanker; debris is flying above the ship; bombs are exploding around the ship. Official caption on front: "500-pound bomb blows debris from Jap tanker high in air. US Navy Photo 125-16." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Japan. 1945
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1944
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.
Geography:
Nihon
Latitude:
36.000
Longitude:
138.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tankers--Japanese--Japan
Bombings--Japan
Bombings--Japan
Bombs--American--Japan