Marines blowing up a Japanese pillbox, Parry Island, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Smoke rising from a Japanese fortification in a war-damaged area; two United States Marines are in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Marines blow up Jap pillbox on Parry Island. Coast Guard Photo 200-7." Parry Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. February 1944
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1944-02-
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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:
Marines (Military personnel)--American--Enewetak
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Explosions--Enewetak
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands