US Marine destroying Japanese weapons, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine destroying Japanese weapons. Official caption on front: "Marine smashes Jap weapons at Yokosuka. U S Navy Photo. 25-16." Yokosuka, Japan. 1945

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1945-02-
1945-11-
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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: 
Yokosuka
Latitude: 
35.300
Longitude: 
139.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Arms & armament--Japanese--Japan
Military uniforms--American--Japan
Arms & armament--Japanese--Japan