Smoke rising from a Japanese aircraft carrier off the coast of Luzon Island, Philippines

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Smoke rising from a JapaneseZuihō-class aircraft carrier damaged by American forces. Official caption on front: "Tricky camouflage fails to save Jap Zuiho class carrier. US Navy Photo 115-15." Luzon Island, Philippines. No date

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Date: 
1944
1945
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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: 
Luzon
Latitude: 
16.000
Longitude: 
121.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Aircraft carriers--Japanese--Philippines
Camouflage (Military science)--Japanese--Philippines
Aerial photographs--Philippines
Camouflage (Military science)--Philippines