Burning Japanese naval base, Rabaul, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Large columns of smoke rising from a burning Japanese naval base along a coast; a half-sunken Japanese ship is in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Jap base at Rabaul under attack 2 Nov. 1943. US AAF Photo 229-2." Rabaul, New Guinea. 2 November 1943
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11/02/1943
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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.
Geography:
Rabaul
Latitude:
-4.217
Longitude:
152.183
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--Japanese--New Guinea
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Smoke--New Guinea
Ships--Japanese--New Guinea
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--New Guinea