US Army soldiers floating a jeep across the Mogaung River near Kamaing, Burma, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers floating a jeep across the Mogaung River, using cables for stability. Official caption on front: "Floating jeep across Mogaung River near Kamiang [sic], 6-20-44. US Army Photo 175-18." Kamaing, Burma [modern-day Kamaing, Myanmar]. 20 June 1944
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06/20/1944
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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:
Kachin
Latitude:
26.000
Longitude:
97.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Burma
Jeep automobiles--American--Burma
Rivers--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Rivers--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma