A view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform was later destroyed by gunfire from US destroyers in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) in the Persian Gulf

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Created Date
1988-04-18
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
Contributing Institution
National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
Collection
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Magnetic Disk
Magnetic Disk: Hard Drive
URL
http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6441679
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Chicago citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. A view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform was later destroyed by gunfire from US destroyers in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) in the Persian Gulf. 1988-04-18. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6441679. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1988-04-18) A view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform was later destroyed by gunfire from US destroyers in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) in the Persian Gulf. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6441679
MLA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6441679>.
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