23rd Infantry Division attacking a Japanese pillbox, Bougainville Island
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Cloud of smoke rising over tropical terrain from a 23rd Infantry Division attack on a Japanese fortification; a United States Army soldier is crouching and pointing his rifle in the middleground. Official caption on front: "Patrols of the Americal Division attacking Jappillbox. US Army Photo 167-6." Bougainville Island, New Guinea. No date
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1943-11-
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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Bougainville
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Bougainville
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Infantry--American--Bougainville