American assault waves heading for Bougainville beach invasion, New Guinea
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States troops in landing craft heading toward distant beach for an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "Assault waves head for Bougainville beach. Coast Guard Photo 207-7." Bougainville, New Guinea. No date
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1943-11-
1945-08-
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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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Bougainville
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Bougainville
Landing craft--American--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea