US Army mortar squad firing at Japanese forces on Ormoc, Leyte, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States Army soldiers holding mortar bombs next to two other soldiers who are firing the mortar; another soldier is talking into a field telephone. Official caption on front: "Mortar squad fires at attacking Japs on Ormoc, 11 Nov. 1944. US Army Photo 150-12." Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. 11 November 1944
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11/11/1944
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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.
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Ormoc
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11.000
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124.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
Mortars (Ordnance)--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Philippines