US Army soldiers using TNT on a Japanese pillbox, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers and Filipino civilians observing a TNT explosion on the side of a hill. Official caption on front: "Blasting Jap pillbox with TNT assisted by Filipinos, 1-28-45. US Army Photo 174-17." Philippines. 28 January 1945

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01/28/1945
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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
Soldiers--Filipino--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Explosions--Philippines
Explosives--Philippines