6th Marine Division advancing through war-damaged Naha, Okinawa, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. Two armed United States Marines following a tank down a street covered in mud and surrounded by debris; war damaged buildings border both sides of the street. Official caption on front: "Tanks and infantry of 6th Division enter Naha city. Marine Corps Photo 16-13." Naha, Okinawa, Japan. 1945

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Date: 
1945-04-
1945-06-
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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: 
Naha
Latitude: 
26.167
Longitude: 
127.667
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Okinawa
Tanks (Military science)--American--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Okinawa
Streets--Okinawa
War damage--Okinawa
Infantry--American--Okinawa