Tank firing a flamethrower at a Okinawaese fortification, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two armed United States Marines crouching and standing behind a M4 Sherman tank firing a flamethrower at a Japanese hillside fortification. Official caption on front: "Flame throwing tank and Marines attack Jap position. Marine Corps Photo 16-15." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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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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Okinawa-jima
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Okinawa
Tanks (Military science)--American--Okinawa
Sherman tank--Okinawa
Flamethrowers--American--Okinawa
Flamethrowers--Okinawa