Gregory "Pappy" Boyington after his liberation from Omori Prison Camp, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (left) shaking hands with an unidentified American military officer. Official caption on front: "Marine air ace Major (Pappy) Boyington rescued. US Navy Photo 138-15." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Ōmori, Tokyo, Japan. August 1945
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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.
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Ōmori
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35.567
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139.733
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisoners of war--American--Japan
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Military officers--American--Japan
Military officers--American