US Army soldiers firing a flamethrower at a Japanese fortification, Bougainville Island, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. United States Army soldier firing a flamethrower at a Japanese fortification as another soldier covers him with a rifle. Official caption on front: "Flame thrower team blast Jap position, 17 March 1944. US Army Photo 167-13." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Bougainville Island, New Guinea. 17 March 1944

Image Information

Accession Number: 
Date: 
03/17/1944
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Collection Level: 
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: 
Bougainville
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Bougainville
Flamethrowers--American--Bougainville
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea