Smoke rising from aerial bombardment of Yap, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Smoke rising from an American aerial bombardment. Official caption on front: "Navy bombers blast Yap City, Yap Island, Palau. US Navy Photo 121-4." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Yap, Caroline Islands. 1944
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1944-09-
1944-11-
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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:
Yap
Latitude:
9.500
Longitude:
138.150
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Palau
Aerial bombings--Peleliu
Coastlines--Peleliu
Smoke--Peleliu