The American flag, battered and torn, flying at the Hickam Field barracks during the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941. This was one of the most published wartime flag photos until Joe Rosenthal’s Iwo Jima photo.

Caption     The American flag, battered and torn, flying at the Hickam Field barracks during the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941. This was one of the most published wartime flag photos until Joe Rosenthal’s Iwo Jima photo. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
Identification Code   61126AC
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Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Hickam Field   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,306 x 980 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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