Pile of salvaged weapons, Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines walking past a pile of salvaged Japanese and American rifles, machine guns, and other small arms/light weapons. Official caption on front: "Weapons salvage crew gather Jap and Marine alike. Marine Corps Photo 7-14." Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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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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Guam Island
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Guam
Firearms--American--Guam
Firearms--Japanese--Guam
Salvage--Guam