US Navy vessels firing at Angaur, Palau, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Navy warships and LCIs [Landing Craft, Infantry] bombarding a distant beach; dark smoke covers the shore. Official caption on front: "Battleships and rocket-firing LCI's pound Angaur. Coast Guard Photo 200-16." Angaur, Palau. 1944
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1944-09-
1944-10-
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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:
Angaur
Latitude:
6.917
Longitude:
134.150
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Warships--American--Angaur
Landing craft--American--Angaur
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Palau
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Palau