US Army soldiers crossing the Huitong Bridge, Burma, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. United States Army soldiers crossing the Huitong Bridge [Hwei Tung Bridge] on foot over the Salween River. Official caption on front: "Troops crossing Salween River by Hwi Tung [sic] footbridge, 8-2-44. US Army Photo 175-1." Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. 2 August 1944
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08/02/1944
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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:
Shan
Latitude:
22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Burma
Salween River--Burma
Rivers--Burma
Bridges--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma