77th Infantry Division soldiers pouring onto a beach, Leyte, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 77th Infantry Division soldiers debarking from USS LCI(L)-746 during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "77th Div. troops land from LCI's and LSM's. US Army Photo 150-4." Leyte, Philippines. 1944
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1944
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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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Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
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124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Infantry--American--Philippines
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Landing craft--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Beaches--Philippines
Infantry--American--Philippines