US Army soldiers trying to take out Japanese snipers, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers firing their guns in prone position behind rocks. Official caption on front: "Taking out Jap snipers who killed several Americans here. US Army Photo 173-13." Philippines. 1945

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1945
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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: 
Pilipinas
Latitude: 
13.000
Longitude: 
122.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Snipers--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Snipers--Philippines