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Griffith Baily Coale, U.S. Navy
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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"Sinking Sun": painting by Griffith Baily Coale, oil on canvas, 1942.

Description: A U.S. Marine stands at parade rest on the bow of a PT boat as she moves slowly out to sea from Midway to give decent burial to Japanese fliers shot down on the islands during the battle. The red ball of the rising sun is prophetically repeated by the round disc and spreading rays of the sinking sun.
Date 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer Official U.S. Navy photo 88-188-AB from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

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06:53, 7 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 06:53, 7 September 2006500 × 429 (36 KB)Makthorpe (talk | contribs){{en| Sinking Sun *Griffith Baily Coale *Charcoal, circa 1942 *NARA 88-188-AB A Marine stands at parade rest on the bow of a PT boat as she moves slowly out to sea from Midway to give decent burial to Japanese fliers shot down on the islands during the

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