713th Tank Battalionadvancing under enemy fire, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Soldiers from the 713th Tank Battalion taking cover behind a tank as they peer as a burning forest. Official caption on front: "713 Tank Battalion in action on coral ridge. US Army Photo 163-8." Okinawa, Japan. 25 June 1945
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06/25/1945
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Tanks (Military science)--American--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Fires--Okinawa
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