US Marine funeral, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines holding rifles standing and kneeling next to a row of dead Marines covered by cloth. Official caption on front: "Assault troops bid farewell to Marines killed in action. Marine Corps Photo 2-2." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944
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06/16/1944
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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.
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Saipan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Saipan
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of--American--Saipan
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Military uniforms--American--Saipan