23rd Infantry Division cruising towards towards beach, Cebu Island, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 23rd Infantry Division troops riding in landing craft towards a beach; smoke is rising on the shore. Official caption on front: "Americal Div. troops head for Cebu Island beach, 3-26-45. US Army Photo 174-1." Cebu Island, Philippines. 26 March 1945

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03/26/1945
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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.
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Cebu
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Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines