US Marines advancing through Garapan, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States Marines carrying rifles and walking over tin debris from war-damaged buildings; a column of smoke is in the background. Official caption on front: "Mopping up Jap snipers in burning city of Garapan. Marine Corps Photo 2-8." Saipan Operation. 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:
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Rifles--American--Saipan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Saipan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Saipan
Smoke--Saipan