Image from a sea battle involving Japanese Air Forces and U.S. Naval Forces during the battle of Guadalcanal, August 1942

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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, Circa 1940-1945
Collection Name Reo Robbins
Donated By/Purchased From Reo Robbins
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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
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