Japanese oil refinery burning, Java, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Large column of black smoke rising from a burning Japanese oil refinery. Official caption on front: "A Jap oil refinery burns in Java. US Navy Photo 140-11." Java, Indonesia. 1944

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1944
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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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Jawa
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Bombings--Indonesia
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Indonesia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Indonesia
Smoke--Indonesia
Refineries--Indonesia