Filipino men greeting American liberators on a beach, Luzon, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Crowd of Filipino men running on beach toward an United States Army soldier. Official caption on front: "Joyous Filipinos rush to meet liberators at Luzon. Coast Guard Photo 201-16." Luzon, Philippines. 1945
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1945-01-
1945-08-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Luzon
Latitude:
16.000
Longitude:
121.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Civilians in war--Filipino--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon
Crowds--Philippines
Indigenous peoples--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon