40th Infantry Division advancing towards Japanese forces, Panay Island, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers and tanks from the 40th Infantry Division advancing on a dirt road toward Japanese forces. Official caption on front: "40th Div. troops and tanks moving on Japs on Panay, 3-19-45. US Army Photo 174-11." Panay Island, Philippines. 19 March 1945
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03/19/1945
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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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Panay
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11.250
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122.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Tanks (Military science)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Infantry--American--Philippines