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_21 |
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 |
Long shot of the destroyer USS Jarvis (DD-393) being torpedoed during the low level Japanese air raid on the afternoon of 8 August 1942. The JARVIS would retire from the battle scene but be sunk the following day in another air raid, with the loss of all hands. |
Collection Number and Name |
P0258 Reo Robbins Photograph Collection |
Collection Name |
Reo Robbins |
Donated By/Purchased From |
Reo Robbins |
Rights |
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Type |
Image |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j10nq3 |
Setname |
uum_map |
ID |
941366 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j10nq3 |