Dead Japanese soldiers in a jungle, Bougainville Island, 16 March 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Several bloated corpses of dead Japanese soldiers lying on the ground in a jungle. Official caption on front: "Japs killed by Co. F. during fierce fight, 16 March 1944. US Army Photo 167-11." Bougainville Island, New Guinea. 16 March 1944

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03/16/1944
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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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Bougainville
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Soldiers--Japanese--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Japanese--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea