US Army soldier patting down a Japanese soldier, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldier patting down a surrendering Japanese soldier for concealed weapons near the entrance of a cave. Official caption on front: "Searching surrendering Jap for concealed weapons. US Army Photo 163-13." 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
Soldiers--Japanese--Okinawa
Capitulations, Military--Japanese--Okinawa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Surrenders--Japanese--Okinawa