The Snapshots in Time Collection
Strike Photograph: Wreckage and Debris from Sunk Japanese Vessel, Muschu Island Area, New Guinea
Floating wreckage marks the fate of a small Japanese vessel sunk in the waters near Muschu Island, New Guinea. Photographs like this documented the results of Fifth Air Force anti-shipping strikes against the barges and coastal craft the Japanese depended on to resupply isolated garrisons during the New Guinea campaign. Project: 218560