Stricken USS Franklin receiving aid from the USS Santa Fe, Pacific Ocean, March 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. USS Santa Fe (CL-60) anchored next to the tilted USS Franklin (CV-13). Official caption on front: "USS Santa Fe lies alongside the stricken Franklin. US Navy Photo 131-19." Pacific Ocean. March 1945

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1945-03-
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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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Pacific Ocean
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-0.500
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-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Pacific Ocean
Aircraft carriers--American--Pacific Ocean
Warships--American--Pacific Ocean