251st Field Artillery Battalion firing M101 howitzers at Japanese forces, Philippines, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 251st Field Artillery Battalion positioned on hilly terrain and firing M101 howitzers at Japanese forces. Official caption on front: "251st F A units blast Japs near Crodon, 6-12-45. US Army Photo 173-10." Crodon, Philippines. 12 June 1945
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06/12/1945
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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
Howitzers--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Artillery (Troops)--American--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines