US Army tank firing a flamethrower on Yaeju-Dake, Okinawa, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army tank firing a flamethrower at a hillside; soldiers observe in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Burning them out on 'Big Apple' ridge, 16 June 1945. US Army Photo 163-15." Okinawa, Japan. 16 June 1945

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06/16/1945
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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: 
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Tanks (Military science)--American--Okinawa
Flamethrowers--Okinawa