US Army soldier carrying a Japanese soldier to headquarters, Marshall Islands, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Profile of a United States Army soldier carrying a Japanese soldier over his shoulder; bombed out buildings are in the background. Official caption on front: "Struggling Jap who refused to surrender is being bodily carried back to Div. Hdq for questioning. US Army Photo 166-17." Marshall Islands. 1944
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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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Marshall Islands
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11.000
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168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Marshall Islands
Soldiers--Japanese--Marshall Islands
Capture & imprisonment--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands