Smoke from a distant explosion rises above a field of damaged palm trees on Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
Smoke rises from a distant explosion beyond a field of damaged palm trees occupied my American soldiers. The smoke is from a direct hit on a Japanese air strip on Fragil Island. Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944. Official caption: "Explosion in the distance is a direct hit on a Japanese air strip on Fragil Island, Eniwetok Atoll. The air strip fell quickly to attacking Marines. Coast Guard combat photographer Edwin H. Latchum made this remarkable shot as the followed the attackers to the front." National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (26-G-4296)
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1944-02-
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography:
Enewetak
Latitude:
11.583
Longitude:
162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Explosions--Enewetak
War damage--Enewetak