Damaged USS Reno listing after a Japanese attack off the coast of Leyte Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Damaged USS Reno (CL-96) listing after a Japanese attack; USS Zuni (ATF-95) is aiding her. Official caption on front: "Cruiser Reno badly damaged by Jap torpedo. US Navy Photo 113-7." Leyte Island, Philippines. 1944
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1944-10-
1944-12-
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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.
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Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
Longitude:
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Philippines
Tugboats--Philippines
Campaigns & battles--Philippines