US Navy warplanes attacking the Kure naval base, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising from the burning Kure naval base; antiaircraft flak is above the smoke. Official caption on front: "Kure naval base under attack, 18 March 1945. US Navy Photo 125-11." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Kure, Japan. 18 March 1945
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03/18/1945
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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:
Kure
Latitude:
34.233
Longitude:
132.567
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombings--Japan
Military facilities--Japanese--Japan
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Japan
Harbors--Japan
Naval yards & naval stations--Japanese--Japan
Harbors--Japan