77th Infantry Division soldiers advancing towards Japanese troops, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Three soldiers from the 77th Infantry Division advancing over a small hill. Official caption on front: "77th Div. troops working on Japs in So. Okinawa. US Army Photo 163-9." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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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.
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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Infantry--American--Okinawa