Japanese fire fighters and US Marines fight a fire, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese fire fighters and United States Marines holding a fire house in front of smoldering debris. Official caption on front: "Marines and Japs fight fire which destroyed Marine barracks at Omura. Marine Corps Photo 25-3." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Ōmura, Japan. 1945
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1945-02-
1945-11-
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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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Ōmura
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32.933
Longitude:
129.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Fire fighters--Japanese--Japan
Fire fighters--Japanese--Japan
Fire fighting--Japan