CCKW cargo truck towing a 155 mm howitzer through mud, Burma, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. CCKW cargo truck towing a 155 mm howitzer through a large puddle on a muddy road; Allied soldiers are observing in the background. Official caption on front: "Pulling truck and 155mm howitzer through Burma mud, 2-15-45. US Army Photo 175-16." Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. 15 February 1945
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02/15/1945
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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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Myanma
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22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Burma
Howitzers--Burma
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma