US combat engineers towing supplies through mud, New Britain
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States combat engineers using a winch to move a tractor towing supplies through a muddy road. Official caption on front: "Moving weapons and supplies in Cape Gloucester mud. Marine Corps Photo 19-5." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. No date
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1943-12-
1944-01-
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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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Gloucester, Cape
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Marines (Military personnel)--New Britain
Tractors--American--New Britain
Equipment & supplies--New Britain
Equipment & supplies--New Britain
Mud--New Britain