MARS Task Force soldiers defending Burma Road, Burma
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers in the MARS Task Force [5332d Brigade (Provisional)] soldiers firing rifles and machine guns on a hilltop. Official caption on front: "Mars Task Force men fight bitter battle for Burma Road. US Army Photo 175-19." Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. No date
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1944
1945
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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:
Myanma
Latitude:
22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Burma
Rifles--American--Burma
Machine guns--American--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Machine guns--American--Burma