Dead Japanese soldier, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Dead Japanese soldier lying in a shallow ditch with a bayonet in his neck. Official caption on front: "A Marine bayonet through the throat ended this hand-to-hand fight. Marine Corps Photo 9-12." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 18 February 1944
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02/18/1944
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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.
Geography:
Enewetak
Latitude:
11.583
Longitude:
162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--Enewetak
Soldiers--Japanese--Enewetak
Bayonets--Enewetak
Hand-to-hand fighting--Enewetak