US Army soldiers advancing through Leyte, Philippines, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers marching towards a burning Japanese gas dump hit by a US Navy artillery shell. Official caption on front: "Naval shell scored direct hit on Jap gas dump on D-Day. US Army Photo 150-14." Leyte, Philippines. 20 October 1944
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10/20/1944
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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.
Geography:
Leyte
Latitude:
10.833
Longitude:
124.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Fires--Philippines
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