US Marine receiving a blood plasma transfer, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Wounded United States Marine lying on stretcher on the ground while receiving a plasma transfusion; other wounded Marines are in the background. Official caption on front: "Blood plasma for the wounded on Eniwetok [sic]. Coast Guard Photo 200-9." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. February 1944
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1944-02-
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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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Enewetak
Latitude:
11.583
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162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--American--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Enewetak
Medical personnel--American--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
Litters--Enewetak
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands