5th Division Marines during a flag raising ceremony, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines saluting as an American flag is raised at naval base. Official caption on front: "5th Div. men raise flag over JapSasebo naval base. Marine Corps Photo 25-6." Sasebo, Japan. 1945

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Date: 
1945-02-
1945-11-
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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: 
Sasebo
Latitude: 
33.167
Longitude: 
129.700
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Saluting--Japan
Flags--American--Japan