Korean POW receiving medical aid from a 7th Infantry Division medic, Marshall Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Korean prisoner of war sitting on the ground while a 7th Infantry Division medic wraps a bandage around his wrist. Official caption on front: "Wounded Korean prisoner is given aid by 7th Div. medic. US Army Photo 166-11." Marshall Islands. 1944
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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:
Marshall Islands
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11.000
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168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Marshall Islands
Laborers--Marshall Islands
Prisoners of war--Korean--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Korean--Marshall Islands
Wounds & injuries--Marshall Islands
Infantry--American--Marshall Islands