US Army soldier escorting Japanese children to safety, Okinawa, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldier escorting three Japanese children across muddy terrain to safety; a LVT [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] is in the background. The soldier is carrying one child and holding the hand of another. Official caption on front: "Leading Japanese children to safety of American lines." US Army Photo 163-19." 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: 
Soldiers--American--Okinawa
Children--Japanese--Okinawa
Civilians in war--Japanese--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island