Coast Guard unloading 37 mm guns, Angaur, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Coast Guardsmen landing a jeep and 37 mm anti-tank gun onto beach, as viewed from inside LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel]; M4 Sherman tanks are on the shoreline. Official caption on front: "Coast Guard lands 37mm guns on shell-torn Angaur. Coast Guard Photo 200-13." Angaur, Palau. 1944
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1944-09-
1944-10-
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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.
Geography:
Angaur
Latitude:
6.917
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134.150
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Angaur
Jeep automobiles--American--Angaur
Sherman tank--Angaur
Tanks (Military science)--American--Angaur
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Palau
Jeep automobiles--American--Angaur
Tanks (Military science)--American--Angaur
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Palau