41st Infantry Division soldiers wading through Raihu River, Aitape, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 41st Infantry Division soldiers wading through chest-deep water in the Raihu River. Official caption on front: "41st Div. patrol crossing Raihu River, Aitape. US Army Photo 157-11." Aitape, New Guinea. 1944
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1944-04-
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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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Aitape
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-3.167
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142.283
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--New Guinea
Rivers--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Infantry--American--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea