| Title |
Image from a sea battle involving Japanese Air Forces and U.S. Naval Forces during the battle of Guadalcanal, August 1942 |
| Photo Number |
P0258n1_08_11 |
| Description |
Photo showing a sea battle involving Japanese Air Forces and U.S. Naval Forces during the battle of Guadalcanal, August 1942. |
| Creator |
Reo Robbins |
| Date |
1942 |
| Textual Date |
1942 |
| Keywords |
Military; Navy; Men; Boats and boating; Battleships; World War II; Guadalcanal |
| Subject |
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943--Photographs; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) |
| Additional Information |
port quarter view of the burning personnel transport ship USS George F. Elliott (AP-13) afire after being struck by a burning Japanese Mitsubishi G4M1 BETTY bomber at 1159 hours on 8 August 1942. The view is near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. The fires spread out of control and the ship was lost. A Gridley class US destroyer is in the right background. |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0258 Reo Robbins Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Reo Robbins |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Reo Robbins |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6th9675 |
| Setname |
uum_map |
| ID |
941356 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6th9675 |
