US troops using phosphorus grenades against Japanese forces, Luzon Island, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Armed United States Army soldiers using phosphorus grenades against Japanese forces on a dirt road. Official caption on front: "Using phosphorous [sic] grenades on Japs near Aritao, Luzon, 6-5-45. US Army Photo 172-15." Aritao, Luzon Island, Philippines. 5 June 1945
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06/05/1945
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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:
Aritao
Latitude:
16.300
Longitude:
121.033
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Grenades--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines