Salvaged Japanese sub , Guadalcanal
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Salvaged Japanese sub on shoreline beached near a Japanese transport ship. Official caption on front: "Seabee salvaged 2-man sub alongside hulk of Yamasuki Mauru. Marine Corps Photo 3-9." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. No date
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1942-08-
1943-02-
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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:
Guadalcanal
Latitude:
-9.533
Longitude:
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Submarines--Japanese--Guadalcanal
Ships--Japanese--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal